Major Facilities (1920s)
- Altoona Machine Shops (renamed 12th St Car Shop in 1938)
- Built steam locomotives during 1866-1904
- Later in 20th century it handled locomotive repair and manufacture of engine parts
- Altoona Car Shops
- Built 1869
- Manufactured freight cars and passenger cars
- Juniata Shops
- 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 mid-20th century
- Builds and remanufactures locomotives today
- South Altoona Foundries
- Manufactured cast iron and brass castings
- Map of Altoona Works
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