Saluting the students who worked hard researching and presenting this history EXACTLY HOW IT WAS. Those who feel slighted in all of this exemplify privilege in having the option of looking away when the actual TRUTH is included in historical content.
Very nice presentation. My dad was a Penn-Altoona Alum in the Electrical Engineering program. One of his favorite activities prior to his departing this world was to visit the campus and reminisce of his time spent there. I have always been fascinated with history, especially PA history and I had often wondered about the massive rail yard in Altoona. I'd really be interested in a presentation regarding the architecture of the late 18th and early 19th century buildings in Altoona. Old world buildings have such charm and are spectacularly detailed in their craftsmanship. they just don't make them like that anymore!
Excellent job! BTW, during WWII, armed troops guarded not only the Horseshoe Curve, they also guarded every tunnel on the PA Turnpike 24/7. Again, the reason given was the large number of people of German descent living in Central PA and fear of saboteurs. The irony was our fellow Americans of German descent were hard at work playing a proud role in the arsenal of democracy that was the Altoona Works of the PRR, and our troops on D-Day were led by a great American General of German heritage named Eisenhower.
This was a fantastic video that provided very good history about PRR around Altoona. We’ve been to Altoona and traveled around the horseshoe curve on Amtrak. Riding the incline to the top observation area is a must-see when you are visiting!
My family (McCloskey) and related families (Wilt, Yingling, etc.) were from Altoona. Thomas McCloskey, who is buried with his family in Greenlawn Cemetery in Holidaysburg, came here in the 1700s from Ireland. My great grandfather and great great grandfather, along with other family members, worked for the railroad. Wish I had time to go back and research, but I do ancestry of our family online via the Mormon ancestry site. In the 70s, every summer we would go back to Altoona with our grandparents and stay at the same Penn Alto Motel and ate most every meal at Howard Johnson's! I would love to visit that area again -- something keeps telling me I belong there.
I get that feeling, too, for same reasons. I’m obsessed with the horseshoe curve live webcam lately. I think because of the beauty there reminds me of lovely times in the past🧡
exceptional prestation , good job, must view ! i live in H shoe curve area & ive read history books on your subject, to many have no idea of history & also the fact that history repeats itself at diff times, somtimes good & alot of bad also,
Really disappointed in this. A missed opportunity to discuss in depth all the nationalities that came to Altoona to work on the railroad--Irish, German, Italian, Polish. They formed ethnic parishes--St. Mary's was German, Mount Carmel Italian, St. Leo's Polish. Even within the national grouping there were separate clusters of families that came from the same town or region in Europe, forming their separate social clubs. At least that was true of the Italians. There were five or six social clubs, all tightly knit. My father's father came from a town called Ripacandida in the province of Potenza. I was raised in the midst of people from that town and their descendants. Their social club was San Donato. My mother's people came from the region of Abruzzo; their club was the Abruzzese. They were all attracted to Altoona by the promise of work on the railroad.
Saluting the students who worked hard researching and presenting this history EXACTLY HOW IT WAS. Those who feel slighted in all of this exemplify privilege in having the option of looking away when the actual TRUTH is included in historical content.
Very nice presentation. My dad was a Penn-Altoona Alum in the Electrical Engineering program. One of his favorite activities prior to his departing this world was to visit the campus and reminisce of his time spent there. I have always been fascinated with history, especially PA history and I had often wondered about the massive rail yard in Altoona. I'd really be interested in a presentation regarding the architecture of the late 18th and early 19th century buildings in Altoona. Old world buildings have such charm and are spectacularly detailed in their craftsmanship. they just don't make them like that anymore!
Great documentary. I've lived in Altoona my whole live and nice to get some confirmation of stories I've heard growing up.
Excellent job! BTW, during WWII, armed troops guarded not only the Horseshoe Curve, they also guarded every tunnel on the PA Turnpike 24/7. Again, the reason given was the large number of people of German descent living in Central PA and fear of saboteurs. The irony was our fellow Americans of German descent were hard at work playing a proud role in the arsenal of democracy that was the Altoona Works of the PRR, and our troops on D-Day were led by a great American General of German heritage named Eisenhower.
Wonderful video 😊
Amazing
very well done
I’m a 2013 graduate of PSU Dubois MET program. I often regret not pursuing RTE at Altoona!
Horseshoe curve originally had 4 tracks, not 3!
This was a fantastic video that provided very good history about PRR around Altoona. We’ve been to Altoona and traveled around the horseshoe curve on Amtrak. Riding the incline to the top observation area is a must-see when you are visiting!
Fantastic information, especially for genealogy and migration patterns. Thank you.
A surprisingly good video.
this guy needs another major
My family (McCloskey) and related families (Wilt, Yingling, etc.) were from Altoona. Thomas McCloskey, who is buried with his family in Greenlawn Cemetery in Holidaysburg, came here in the 1700s from Ireland. My great grandfather and great great grandfather, along with other family members, worked for the railroad. Wish I had time to go back and research, but I do ancestry of our family online via the Mormon ancestry site. In the 70s, every summer we would go back to Altoona with our grandparents and stay at the same Penn Alto Motel and ate most every meal at Howard Johnson's! I would love to visit that area again -- something keeps telling me I belong there.
I get that feeling, too, for same reasons. I’m obsessed with the horseshoe curve live webcam lately. I think because of the beauty there reminds me of lovely times in the past🧡
@@Terry19330 Yes, it's quite amazing!
exceptional prestation , good job, must view ! i live in H shoe curve area & ive read history books on your subject, to many have no idea of history & also the fact that history repeats itself at diff times, somtimes good & alot of bad also,
Really disappointed in this. A missed opportunity to discuss in depth all the nationalities that came to Altoona to work on the railroad--Irish, German, Italian, Polish. They formed ethnic parishes--St. Mary's was German, Mount Carmel Italian, St. Leo's Polish. Even within the national grouping there were separate clusters of families that came from the same town or region in Europe, forming their separate social clubs. At least that was true of the Italians. There were five or six social clubs, all tightly knit. My father's father came from a town called Ripacandida in the province of Potenza. I was raised in the midst of people from that town and their descendants. Their social club was San Donato. My mother's people came from the region of Abruzzo; their club was the Abruzzese. They were all attracted to Altoona by the promise of work on the railroad.
Im maybe wrong in my memory but the incline planes up the mountain to galitzin there was about 15 to 17 of them lot of misinformation
Kinda sad that we feel the need to include a personal message/beliefs in what's supposed to be educational film.