Editing Altoona, Pennsylvania (section)

===Transportation===
[[File:Westbound Pennsylvanian at Altoona station, August 2022.jpg|thumb|[[Amtrak]]'s ''[[Pennsylvanian (train)|Pennsylvanian]]'' entering the [[Altoona Transportation Center]] as a [[Norfolk Southern Railway]] freight train passes through.]]
Altoona is a major center on the [[Norfolk Southern Railway]]'s (NS) [[Pittsburgh Line]]. In Altoona, helper engines are added to heavy trains to give them extra power up and over Horseshoe Curve west of town. The [[Altoona Works|Juniata]] Heavy Repair Shop Complex, originally built by the Pennsylvania Railroad, is the primary repair and maintenance facility on NS. On an average day, 60 to 80 trains pass through Altoona. The historical importance to the railroad industry and the current high level of railroad activity has made Altoona a mecca for [[railfan]]s for over 60 years, with the Railroaders Memorial Museum and the [[Horseshoe Curve (Pennsylvania)|Horseshoe Curve]] being popular spots. [[Amtrak]]'s ''[[Pennsylvanian (train)|Pennsylvanian]]'' stops at [[Altoona Transportation Center|Altoona station]] once daily in each direction.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Amtrak |date=June 2, 2013 |title=Pennsylvanian On-Time Performance |url=http://www.amtrak.com/pennsylvanian-train&mode=perf&overrideDefaultTemplate=OTPPageHorizontalRouteOverview |access-date=June 2, 2013}}</ref>

Local bus service in the city is provided by [[Altoona Metro Transit|AMTRAN]]. In 2007, AMTRAN customers suffered a major loss in service due to cuts in state funding. In May of that year, [[Ed Rendell|Governor Rendell]] visited Altoona to discuss plans intended to rectify this situation.

Roadway service primarily consists of [[Interstate 99#Pennsylvania|I-99]], which provides access to the [[Pennsylvania Turnpike]] to the south and [[Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania|I-80]] to the north; and [[U.S. Route 22 in Pennsylvania|US 22]], which provides east–west service and direct access to [[Pittsburgh]] to the west and [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|Harrisburg]] to the east. Local roadways in Altoona tend to be given numerical names, and ''Streets'' are aligned northwest–southeast and ''Avenues'' are aligned northeast–southwest.

The [[Altoona–Blair County Airport]] provides commercial air service for Altoona, offering daily flights to [[Charlotte Douglas International Airport]].