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The Allegheny Portage Railroad was the first railroad constructed through the Allegheny Mountains in central Pennsylvania, United States; it operated from 1834 to 1854 as the first transportation infrastructure through the gaps of the Allegheny that connected the midwest to the eastern seaboard across the barrier range of the Allegheny Front. Approximately 36 miles (58 km) long overall, both ends connected to the Pennsylvania Canal, and the system was primarily used as a portage railway, hauling river boats and barges over the divide between the Ohio and the Susquehanna Rivers. Today, the remains of the railroad are preserved within the Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site operated by the National Park Service.

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  • The Allegheny Portage Railroad was the first railroad constructed through the Allegheny Mountains in central Pennsylvania, United States; it operated from 1834 to 1854 as the first transportation infrastructure through the gaps of the Allegheny that connected the midwest to the eastern seaboard across the barrier range of the Allegheny Front. Approximately 36 miles (58 km) long overall, both ends connected to the Pennsylvania Canal, and the system was primarily used as a portage railway, hauling river boats and barges over the divide between the Ohio and the Susquehanna Rivers. Today, the remains of the railroad are preserved within the Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site operated by the National Park Service. (en)
  • De Allegheny Portage Railroad werd aangelegd in de Amerikaanse staat Pennsylvania tussen 1831 en 1834. De spoorweg had een lengte van ongeveer 58 kilometer. De spoorlijn maakte scheepsverkeer over het Alleghenygebergte mogelijk en verbond zo de rivier de Ohio met de Susquehanna. De schuiten werden vervoerd op spoorwagons, getrokken door paarden of (op de steile stukken) op hellende vlakken. Het traject omvatte ook een viaduct en de eerste spoortunnel in de V.S. De Allegheny Portage Railroad bleef in gebruik tot 1857, toen het vervangen werd door een spoorweg over het Alleghenygebergte met stoomlocomotief. (nl)
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