Amtran station - Altoona, PA
N 40° 29.570 W 078° 24.678
17T E 719385 N 4485678
Amtran provides transportation service throughout Altoona, PA. The main station is found here, at 3301 5th Avenue.
Waymark Code: WM14CGJ
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 06/11/2021
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On July 4, 1882, the first public transportation system for the city of Altoona began operation. Starting with $40,000 in company capital, the "City Passenger Railway Company of Altoona, PA" opened business with 18 horse cars. The company operated horse cars from a car barn and stable at First Street down Chestnut Avenue and Eleventh Avenue, across from the 17th Street Bridge, and up Eighth Avenue to Seventh Street, a 3.5 mile trip requiring 72 minutes.
Now, the service still provides transportation, but has changed a little from horse drawn vehicles.
Vehicle Fleet – 26
16 - 2018 Gillig low-floor Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)
3 - 2012 Gillig low-floor Diesel-Electric Hybrids
2 - 2005-2006 Gillig Phantoms
5 - 2000-2002 Gillig low-floors
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