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Railroaders Memorial Museum
Main gates of the Railroaders Memorial Museum in Altoona, PA
Railroaders Memorial Museum is located in Pennsylvania
Railroaders Memorial Museum
Location within Pennsylvania
Established21 September 1980 (1980-09-21)
LocationAltoona, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°30′52.01″N 78°23′57.01″W / 40.5144472°N 78.3991694°W / 40.5144472; -78.3991694
TypeRailway Museum
Executive directorJoseph DeFrancesco
ChairpersonC. Wick Moorman
Websitewww.railroadcity.org

The Railroaders Memorial Museum (RMM) is a railroad museum in Altoona, Pennsylvania. The museum focuses on the history of railroad workers and railroad communities in central Pennsylvania, particularly Altoona, the Altoona Works, and the greater Pittsburgh area.[1][2] Since 1998, the museum has been located in the Master Mechanics Building, built by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1882.[3] The museum also operates a separate museum, visitor center, and observation area at the Horseshoe Curve.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Our Mission". The Railroaders Memorial Museum. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
  2. ^ Keely, Marshall (14 June 2019). "Historians recall Hitler's foiled attack on Altoona". WJAC. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  3. ^ Paige, John C. (1989). A Special History Study: Pennsylvania Railroad Shops and Works in Altoona, Pennsylvania. US Department of the Interior. p. 16.
  4. ^ "Moments in Railroad History - The Horseshoe Curve". steelmuseum.org. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
  5. ^ "Railroad Horseshoe Curve National Historic Landmark". VisitPA. Retrieved 2021-06-06.

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