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Altoona Action [Hardcover]

Jaime F. M. Serensits (Author)
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September 28, 2000
"Altoona Action" is a brand new hardcover book that features thirty years of railroading in and around the city of Altoona, Pennsylvania. "Altoona Action" presents brilliant color and black & white photography of the Pennsylvania Railroad, Penn Central and Conrail, taken between the mid-1960’s and the mid-1990’s. In addition to Altoona, the book covers Horseshoe Curve, Gallitzin, Cresson, Tyrone and Spruce Creek.

To complement the beautiful photographs, there are histories of Gallitzin and the long-forgotten industrial town of Bennington. You will also learn of two ways in which the Pennsylvania Railroad harnessed the power of the atom for their own use! Additionally, there are old and new maps of the area and excerpts from timetables. At the end of the book is a complete index and bibliography which will come in handy for those who wish to research related topics. There is also a story written by a gentleman who came to Altoona to work for the P.R.R. in 1885, and recorded many details of what life in Altoona was like more than 100 years ago!

"Altoona Action" is hardcover, 8-1/2" x 11" and 128 pages. It is printed on heavy high-gloss paper which gives the photos a very crisp look and allows you to see all of the details!


Product Details

  • Hardcover: 128 pages
  • Publisher: Railroad Press (September 28, 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0965770974
  • ISBN-13: 978-0965770972
  • Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 9 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,985,136 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Greatest Railroad Book in Years, July 20, 2006
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This book will tell you anything you want to know about Conrails Pittsburgh Line in Great Detail. The Pictures are amazing!. Thank You for writing this Book!!
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Welcome to "Altoona Action". Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
erecting shop, brick yard, car capacity, gray tower, interlocking plant, cab signal, signal bridge, pusher engine, westbound freight, mixed freight, home signal
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Penn Central, Horseshoe Curve, Mile Post, New Portage Tunnel, Erie Lackawanna, Pennsylvania Railroad, Allegheny Tunnel, New York, New Portage Secondary, Bennington Furnace, Allegheny Division, East Slope, Cresson Secondary, Kittanning Point, Slope Tower, Bennington Curve, South Tower, Chestnut Ave, The Slide, Logan Town, Pennsylvania Limited, Allegheny Mountains, Bald Eagle Branch, Cambria Iron, Front Street
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