News Release

Allegheny Portage Railroad Van Tour, June 21, 2025

The Skew Arch Bridge is visible on the van tour.

NPS

News Release Date: June 17, 2025

Contact: Elizabeth Shope, 814-449-4125

Travel the route of the Allegheny Portage Railroad with a park ranger on a four-hour van tour. This free tour is Saturday, June 21 at 1:00 p.m. and leaves from the Visitor Center. To make a required reservation, please call 814-886-6150.

The tour follows the route of the railroad from the canal basins in Hollidaysburg to Johnstown. Tour participants will learn how this engineering marvel was built and operated. In many places, the route follows the exact path of the railroad. One of the highlights is the Staple Bend Tunnel. The tour takes passengers past the Skew Arch Bridge, Engine House No. 6 Exhibit Shelter, the Lemon House, and several historic culverts. This route was among the most important ones that went westward from 1834 to 1857.