Local students working with the Pennsylvania Outdoor Corps rolled up their sleeves Monday afternoon to clean up the Holy Trinity Rain Garden. Part of the Student Conservation Association, the corps partners with the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to provide ...
With the Union Pacific Big Boy steam locomotive in town this week generating massive excitement thousands of miles from its home base in Wyoming as part of a national tour, it’s hard not to ask questions about Altoona’s own steam engine, the K4 1361, which has been languishing through 34 ...
It may be too early to determine the true economic impact of having Union Pacific’s Big Boy locomotive in town, but there’s no doubt that hosting it for four days was huge for Altoona, officials said. According to Mayor Matt Pacifico, hotels for the week have been sold out for some time, ...
Union Pacific’s historic Big Boy locomotive wasn’t “just a train” to the many railroad fans who crowded the Altoona train station Wednesday evening to catch a glimpse of its arrival. The locomotive rolled into the train station at about 5:11 p.m., but fans were milling about the ...
MARTINSBURG — Jackie Ivock of Johnstown didn’t realize she was part of history Wednesday when she boarded Contour Airlines’ first flight from the Altoona-Blair County Airport to Myrtle Beach to celebrate her 60th birthday there. Ivock, alongside her relative Maggie Ivock, originally ...
HOLLIDAYSBURG — Dozens of residents gathered at Canal Basin Park Tuesday evening for a “spur of the moment” star lighting to honor America’s 250th anniversary. “It’s great to have such a big crowd on such short notice,” said Borough Manager Ethan Imhoff. “This was something ...
