National Park Service Special Hisory Study

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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

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