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The Pennsylvania Canal connected to the Allegheny Portage Railroad. This connection lead to the transition to the railroad.
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The Pennsylvania Railroad was originated. The community of the surrounding area built the city of Altoona.
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The railroad was constructed from Harrisburg to Altoona.
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The Horseshoe Curve opened. This is a track that eventually replaced the Allegheny Railroad. This was a quick and expensive way to transfer goods and products. It joined the East and West side of PA. Once this was complete, it completely replaced the canal.
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The time to get to Philadelphia from Pittsburgh was reduced to 15 hours, compared to three days.
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The Llyswen station was built on the Ellis Baker estate.
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By this date, 14,000 out of the 17,000 industrial workers in the area were employed by the railroad.
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After World War II, the population was at an all time peak because of the railroad. Population was at 82,000.
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The name of the railroad has changed from the Pennsylvania Railroad to Norfolk Southern.
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After WWII, the era of railroad ended. The transportation of goods started to rely on the interstate highway system. Altoona started to shift to the interstate highway.
