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Portage Railroad

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Number 6 was one of the ten inclined planes used to carry canal boats by rail from Hollidaysburg to Johnstown. This unique engineering feat was completed in 1834, and the road was 36 miles long.
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Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site, Pennsylvania
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