National Park Service
Special Hisory Study
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Cover
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1: History of the Altoona Railroad Shops
The Allegheny Mountains Prior to the Coming of the Pennsylvania Railroad
The Creation and Coming of the Pennsylvania Railroad
The Selection of the Townsite of Altoona
The First Pennsylvania Railroad Shops
The Development of the Altoona Railroad Shops Prior to the Civil War
The Impact of the Civil War on the Altoona Railroad Shops
The Altoona Railroad Shops After the Civil War
The Construction of the Juniata Shops
The Early 1900s and the Railroad Shops Expansion
The Railroad Shops During and After World War I
The Impact of the Great Depression on the Railroad Shops
The Railroad Shops During World War II
Changes After World War II
The Elimination of the Older Railroad Shop Buildings in the 1960s and After
Chapter 2: The Products of the Altoona Railroad Shops
Railroad Cars and Iron Products from 1850 Until 1952
Locomotives from the 1860s Until the 1980s
Specialty Items
History of the Test Department at the Altoona Railroad Shops
The Test Department in the Nineteenth Century
The Development of the Locomotive Test Plant
The Test Department in the Twentieth Century
Chapter 3: Labor and Management Relations at the Altoona Railroad Shops
Working Conditions in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
Aspects of the Social, Recreational, and Cultural Life at Altoona
Chapter 4: Significance and Recommendations for Future Research
Significance of Altoona Works
Recommendations for Future Research
Maps
Illustrations
Appendixes
Appendix A: A Selected Listing of Officers and Board of Directors for the Pennsylvania Railroad
Appendix B: Selected Descriptions of the Altoona Shops
Appendix C: Selected Listings of Products Manufactured at Altoona Shops
Bibliography
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Last Updated: 22-Oct-2004
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