Category: Train
Items relating to the narrow-gauge railroad line from Altoona to Wopsononock
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A Day at Wopsy: St. Luke’s Church Picnic, July 1894
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Altoona held its annual picnic on July…
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The End of the Line — Wopsy Railroad & Resort
The Wopsy Railroad — officially known at various times as the Altoona…
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Wopsononock Hotel & Narrow-gauge Train, Circa 1891-1903
Shown here is a Real Photo Postcard image of the Wopsononock Hotel…
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“#30 Wopsononock Train”, 1913
This Wopsy Railroad Real Photo Post Card (RPPC) was printed in limited…
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1899 Wopsy Railroad & Resort Pamphlet
This 1899 Wopsononock Time Table & Tourist’s Guide was reprinted for the…
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Wopsy Railroad Locomotive Photos from the Smithsonian
My research into the history of the Wopsononock Resort and Railroad began…
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Gable’s Department Store Wopsy Postcards, Circa 1915
Gable’s was a major department store open in downtown Altoona, PA from…
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Wopsononock Resort and Train Postcards, Circa 1907-1916
The Golden Age of Postcards was roughly from 1907 to 1915, a…
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Wopsononock Picnic Grounds, Circa 1898
The owners of the Wopsononock Resort added new picnic grounds, located directly…
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First Lutheran Sunday School to Picnic at Wopsy
On June 23, 1914, First Lutheran Church, 12th Ave., Altoona had its…
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The First Train to Wopsononock
After months of planning and construction, the narrow-gauge Altoona & Wopsononock Railroad…
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Wopsy Railroad Locomotives From Later Years
Locomotives purchased when the railroad was narrow-gauge were never heavy enough for…