Allegheny Portage Railroad

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Allegheny_Portage_Railroad
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf heritage railway
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:National_Park_Service
gptkbp:built 1831-1834
gptkbp:closed 1854
gptkbp:hasMuseum gptkb:Allegheny_Portage_Railroad_National_Historic_Site_Visitor_Center
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Hollidaysburg,_Pennsylvania
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Allegheny Portage Railroad
gptkbp:length 36 miles
gptkbp:listedOn gptkb:National_Register_of_Historic_Places
gptkbp:location gptkb:Pennsylvania
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Staple_Bend_Tunnel
gptkbp:notableFeature first railroad to cross the Allegheny Mountains
used inclined planes
gptkbp:NRHPReferenceNumber 66000647
gptkbp:opened 1834
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Commonwealth_of_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Pennsylvania_Main_Line_of_Public_Works
gptkbp:purpose to carry canal boats over the Allegheny Mountains
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Pennsylvania_Railroad
gptkbp:significance engineering landmark
gptkbp:status gptkb:nature_reserve
gptkbp:technology stationary steam engines
inclined planes
level sections with horse or locomotive power
gptkbp:terminus gptkb:Hollidaysburg,_Pennsylvania
gptkb:Johnstown,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Blair_County,_Pennsylvania
gptkb:Allegheny_Mountains
gptkb:Allegheny_Portage_Railroad_National_Historic_Site
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6