News Release

A Day in the Life: Working on the Allegheny Portage Railroad

News Release Date: June 5, 2020

Contact: Elizabeth Shope, 814-449-4125

Costumed interpreters perform the tasks that made the Allegheny Portage Railroad function. Programs include stonecutting, log hewing, rope making, natural dyes and more! Programs vary on a daily basis. These programs are generally held daily from 10:00 AM-12:00 PM in the mornings and from 2:00 PM-4:00 PM in the afternoons through September 27, 2020. The programs are weather and staff dependent.