The PRR built its first repair facilities here in 1850 and opened its first track to Altoona during the same year. By 1925, Altoona was home to the nation's largest concentration of railroad shops, with 16,500 people employed in several locations.

Marker is at the intersection of 9th Avenue and 13th Street, on the left when traveling north on 9th Avenue.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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