This Pennsylvania Railroad Sign – Altoona features the PRR diesel engine # 5901 at St. Louisan crossing Juniata River near Altoona, PA is a beautiful tin sign reproduction of a famous historic railroad ad. Metal measures 10″ x 12″, with rounded corners and an 1/8″ hole in each corner. Metal is .025 gauge aluminum. Proudly made in the USA.

** Matching coffee mug sold separately.

Learn more about this great little town in Pennsylvania called Altoona. Altoona Works (also known as Altoona Terminal) is a large railroad industrial complex in Altoona, Pennsylvania. It was built between 1850 and 1925 by the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR), to supply the railroad with locomotives, railroad cars and related equipment. For many years, it was the largest railroad shop complex in the world.

Current facilities: Today, Norfolk Southern runs a locomotive shop at Juniata with about 450 employees. There is also a Railroaders Memorial Museum next to Altoona Works.

Major facilities (1920s)
Altoona Machine Shops (renamed 12th St Car Shop in 1928)
Built steam locomotives during 1866-1904
Later in the 20th century it handled locomotive repair and manufacture of engine parts
Altoona Car Shops
Built 1869
Manufactured freight cars and passenger cars
Juniata Locomotive Shop

Modern Juniata Locomotive Shop sign viewed from Chestnut Avenue
Built 1888-1890; expanded 1924-25
Built steam and electric locomotives during 1891-1946
Included a paint shop, boiler shop, blacksmith shop, boiler house, erecting shop, two-story machine shop, electric and hydraulic house, two-story office and storeroom, paint storehouse and gas house, and hydraulic transfer table and pit.
Repair work only in the mid-20th century
Builds and remanufactures locomotives today
South Altoona Foundries
Manufactured cast iron and brass castings