Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site in Gallitzin in Cambria County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Allegheny Portage Railroad

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 6, 2009

1. Allegheny Portage Railroad NHCEL Marker

Inscription.

National Historic
Civil Engineering Landmark

Erected 1987 by American Society of Civil Engineers.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Man-Made Features • Railroads & Streetcars • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the ASCE Civil Engineering Landmarks series list.

Location. 40° 27.364′ N, 78° 33.007′ W. Marker is in Gallitzin, Pennsylvania, in Cambria County. It is in Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site. It can be reached from Federal Park Road. Marker is along the trail leading from the Visitor Center to Engine House No. 6. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 110 Federal Park Road, Gallitzin PA 16641, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Inclined Plane No. 6 (here, next to this marker); Engine House No. 6 (here, next to this marker); Skew Arch Bridge Trail (a few steps from this marker); Railroad Stone (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Lemon House (about 400 feet away); Levels (about 400 feet away); Summit Level Historic Area (about 500 feet away); a different marker also named Lemon House (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gallitzin.

Also see . . . Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Landmark. (Submitted on March 22, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 6, 2009

2. Allegheny Portage Railroad NHCEL Marker

At distant center, at end of platform

Allegheny Portage Railroad Incline No. 6 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 6, 2009

3. Allegheny Portage Railroad Incline No. 6

Looking ESE down the incline, with National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark marker on platform railing paralleling the track.

Skew Arch Bridge From Top of Incline No. 6 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 6, 2009

4. Skew Arch Bridge From Top of Incline No. 6

Allegheny Portage Railroad Inscription image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, October 27, 2012

5. Allegheny Portage Railroad Inscription

This inscription is on a concrete light-up kiosk rebuilt on Ohio River Boulevard (PA 65 south) in Emsworth.
The Allegheny Portage Railroad...first gave canal and rail transportation from Pittsburgh to the east March 24, 1834.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, October 27, 2012

6. Allegheny Portage Railroad Inscription

The concrete light-up kiosk rebuilt on Ohio River Boulevard (PA 65 south) in Emsworth

Credits. This page was last revised on June 24, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 22, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,109 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 22, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 5, 6. submitted on October 27, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.