Wreck of the Red Arrow courtesy of the Altoona Railroaders Memorial Museum. At approximately 3:25 a.m. on the morning of February 18, 1947 the Red Arrow , a passenger train with sleeper cars, was making its normal run from Detroit to New York when something went terribly wrong.
A century-old overpass carrying Norfolk Southern trains over a local street should soon get a face-lift, while Borough Council promises to document winter conditions and push for greater improvements.
Democrats plan fall campaign rallies The Cambria County Democratic Committee will open its fall campaign with a rally at 7 p.m. today at Ace's Lounge, 316 Chestnut St.
To say Joan Latoche is active in her community might be an understatement. Latoche, 62, is a Gallitzin Area Tourist Council member and tunnel museum tour guide who spearheaded an effort to rejuvenate its restored caboose.
He wears brown plaid pants with blue, yellow and green knee-high socks to school and rides a unicycle while juggling rubber chickens or flaming torches.
Dave Harclerode of Hollidaysburg was walking in a Penn State hoodie with wife, Tracie, among the booths at Lakemont Park's Altoona First Festival Saturday, although the Penn State-Syracuse game was available on his home TV.
BY RUTH RICE RRICE@TRIBDEM.COM The fall harvest, handmade crafts and the simplicity and pageantry of the region's history will be celebrated at some of the region's most popular fall festivals.
By KATHY MELLOTT KMELLOTT@TRIBDEM.COM PATTON - Changes in design of a shoreline erosion-control project at Prince Gallitzin State Park have eliminated the need to draw down the water level at Glendale Lake by five feet, a state official has confirmed.
Two tragic accidents in the area over the past few days, both almost freaky in nature, represent a painful reminder of how quickly life can be taken away.