Summit Level Visitor Center
Address: Gallitzin, PA 16641
From 1834 to 1854, the Allegheny Portage Railroad did the impossible: it hauled canal boats over the Allegheny Mountains on ten steam-powered inclined planes, cutting the Philadelphia-to-Pittsburgh journey from weeks to days. Charles Dickens rode it in 1842 and wrote about the adventure.
Explore the replica engine house and walk to the Staple Bend Tunnel, the first railroad tunnel in America. For a challenge, hike the park's historic trace trails, following the old railbed across the mountain divide.
Coordinates: 40.45735, -78.54930