The Horseshoe Curve Chapter,
National Railway Historical Society
(NRHS),
is a tax exempt, non-profit organization which engages in projects to preserve
and maintain historical equipment and information relating to the rail
transportation industry, particularly as it applies to the Blair County, PA
area.
The Horseshoe Curve Chapter, had its beginnings at the time
the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) ceased to exist & when many of the PRR’s historical
sites in the Altoona Area were being dismantled. Although many local facilities
were lost, the Horseshoe Curve Chapter, of the
NRHS, has always strived to
preserve the heritage of our fore bearers who settled here. We are also proud to
have played an instrumental role in the local heritage awareness and to help
found and organize the Altoona Railroaders
Memorial Museum as well as acquire/fund major Museum acquisitions.
The Chapter owns and operates rail passenger equipment as well
as restores rolling stock. We support all preservation
projects of the Altoona Railroaders
Memorial Museum. A periodic newsletter, an annual chapter picnic, and other
special events are regular activities.
Chapter President, Frank Givler conveys his appreciation
for all the hard work chapter members have contributed to our projects during
the past year:hosting social
meetings, picnics, and events; working excursions on the Everett Railroad;
volunteering on work parties at Railroader’s Memorial Museum; Saturday and
Monday work on restoration of the Railway Express Agency truck at Frank’s
Garage; planning and executing and participating in bus trips; promoting the
sale of our model train car REX 7375.
While we realize the hardships of rising prices in the
present economy create burdens, particularly the price of gasoline and, faced
with the dues increase with NRHS, we do hope you will
consider renewing your membership.
If this is not possible, we nonetheless cherish your past support of the Chapter
and the NRHS.
Photographs Desired!
Do you have photographs of the greater
Altoona, PA, area taken during the Penn Central and PRR (Steam and Diesel)
Eras?
Are you interested in sharing them with
others*?
In the interest of preserving history
and sharing it with future generations, we are interested in expanding the
"Railfan's Guide to the
Altoona Area" feature of this website.
Your photographs may be just what we are
looking for.
Photographs of geographic areas of
interest include: Portage, Lilly, Cresson, Gallitzin, Horseshoe
Curve, Altoona, Juniata, Bellwood, Tipton, Tyrone, and Hollidaysburg.
Topics of particular interest are
railroad structures, railroad facilities, commercial facilities served by
the railroad, as well as the trains/locomotives themselves.
Please include as much information about the photo as possible.
Names of everyone in the photo is preferred.
Please include addresses for buildings and sites, along with
photographer's name and the year the photo was taken.
If you are interested in having them
posted* on this website, please contact the webmaster at:
* Please ensure you have permission
to submit the photograph. We request that all photographs be
emailed. Please limit each email to a total file size of
~1Mb. Please
do not (Snail) mail photographs to the Chapter. Both the
photographer and collector will be credited. There will
be no fees/compensation of any kind paid or received in exchange
for/associated with posting the photograph. Photos will be posted at
the webmaster's discretion.
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found below.
All, Thanks for enduring the delay on
website updates. Personal commitments preclude regular updates. Future updates
will be posted intermittently. For timely information, please contact one of the
Chapter Officers. Their contact information can be found on the "Contact Us"
page and throughout the website. Regards. The Webmaster.
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