A documentary produced by students in Penn State Altoona’s communications program will air at noon Saturday on WPSU-TV. “The History of the Pennsylvania Railroad in Altoona” explores the ...

Published between-1880 and 1930. In 1853 when Carnegie joined the Pennsylvania Railroad, trains carried a sense of wonder. At six cents a mile, a ride didn't come cheap, but it guaranteed a thrill.

Launched in late 1871 by Tom Scott, the president of the powerful Pennsylvania Railroad, the South Improvement Company (S.I.C.) was a secret alliance between the railroads and a select group of ...

The documentary, which will feature prominent ... Switala, of Pittsburgh, author of “Underground Railroad in Pennsylvania,” wrote that “The abolitionist movement did not have strong support ...