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Altoona Works

Altoona Works
(Pennsylvania Railroad Shops)
Black-and-white photo showing tracks and box cars waiting outside rows of rectangular shop buildings, one with a smoke stack.
Juniata Locomotive Shop at Altoona Works in 1988, during the Conrail era
Altoona Works is located in Pennsylvania
Altoona Works
Location of the Altoona Works railroad shops in Pennsylvania
Altoona Works is located in the United States
Altoona Works
Altoona Works (the United States)
Location9th Ave. at 13th St., Altoona, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°30′48″N 78°23′59″W / 40.51321°N 78.39985°W / 40.51321; -78.39985
Built/founded1850–1925
Governing body/ownerNorfolk Southern Railway
PHMC dedicatedOctober 5, 1996

Altoona Works (also known as Altoona Terminal) is a large railroad industrial complex in Altoona, Pennsylvania. It was built between 1850 and 1925 by the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR), to supply the railroad with locomotives, railroad cars and related equipment. For many years, it was the largest railroad shop complex in the world.

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