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National Historic Site · Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site

Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site

Best primary window for Allegheny Portage Railroad: May, with April and June as strong shoulder months.

The first railroad to cross the Allegheny Mountains, the Allegheny Portage Railroad was the final piece of the Pennsylvania Main Line Canal. "The Portage" opened in 1834, marking the first time that there was one, direct route between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. All things to all people, it served merchants, passengers, slaves in pursuit of freedom, and soldiers from the Mexican War.

This page identifies Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site from the checked-in NPS snapshot and the dated source cards on the page.

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Targeted Impressions Data TeamData Science & Intelligence
materializedData snapshot: October 27, 20264 source cards

Answer Brief

Answer-first planning signal

Best current use
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site is listed as a National Historic Site in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot.
Current signal
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site is listed as a National Historic Site in PA in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot. Official NPS page: https://www.nps.gov/alpo/index.htm. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.
Visitor takeaway
Hours, access, and visitor guidance for Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site are on the official NPS page at https://www.nps.gov/alpo/index.htm.
What it sounds like
Allegheny Portage Railroad audio on this page is a labeled modeled cue, not a field recording.

Summary at a glance

Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site is listed as a National Historic Site in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot. 4 source cards on this page. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Designation
National Historic Site
Data snapshot
October 27, 2026
4 source cards
Official NPS
ALPO
Region
appalachian
Core Experiences
architecture-and-buildingafrican-american-heritagecommercetradeengineeringArts and CultureCultural DemonstrationsGuided ToursSelf-Guided Tours - WalkingHiking

Month-by-month

Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site is a National Historic Site. Hours, access, and visitor guidance are on the official NPS page at https://www.nps.gov/alpo/index.htm.

Official page

The NPS page for Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site: https://www.nps.gov/alpo/index.htm. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Source cards

4 source cards on this page. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Designation

Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site is listed as a National Historic Site in PA.

Getting there

Official access details for Allegheny Portage Railroad are on the NPS page.

The park is located just off U.S. Route 22 approximately 12 miles west of Altoona and 10 miles east of Ebensburg. Take the Gallitzin Exit and turn right, following the signs. Visitors prior to 1992 accessed the park in other ways, but the Gallitzin Exit of US Route 22 is the way to access the visitor center and historic area.

Place instrument

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Season and now

Twelve-month planning is modeled from the published seasonal profile. The current hand stays unavailable until sourced alerts, hours, events, roads, and weather are fresh.

Current hand
Not available

Three listening lanes

Official NPS audio: Not provided for this snapshot.

Synthetic browser audio, never a field recording or live observation.

Jamcorder: Shared station.

Text equivalent for the seasonal place clock
MonthVisitabilityCrowd pressure
January4916
February5316
March5824
April6538
May6750
June6564
July6278
August6274
September6360
October6462
November6230
December5418

The cue is a browser-generated composition, not a field recording. How NPS Sounds modeled audio works.

Methodology

This page uses the checked-in NPS identity snapshot for Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site, the 4 source cards below, and the figures listed above. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026. Read the NPS Sounds methodology and about NPS Sounds for how pages are assembled.

  • Data snapshot: October 27, 2026
  • Source cards: 4

Data Behind This Reading

Source provenance

NPS identity

high

Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site is identified as National Historic Site with NPS code alpo.

Available · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

Official operations

limited

Official alerts should be verified on the NPS page. This site uses a checked-in snapshot, not a live operations feed.

From the data snapshot · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

Weather and seasonality

limited

Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site is listed as a National Historic Site in the NPS snapshot. Official NPS page: https://www.nps.gov/alpo/index.htm. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Modeled · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

How this page is assembled

limited

place page source cards come from the data snapshot October 27, 2026.

Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

Where Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site fits

State, region, and designation hubs that list this place.

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