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The Railroad in Pennsylvania
Story Credits:

Authors: Dan Cupper with the assistance of Charles Hardy III, and Patricia Brett, West Chester University

Captions: Charles Hardy III, Dan Cupper, and Marie Brown Wilson.

Digital Rights and Image Research: Marie Brown Wilson with the assistance of Charles Hardy IIIand

Image Gallery: Marie Brown Wilson

Video features: WITF, Inc. and the University of the Arts

Interactive: James Booth (designer), The State Museum of Pennsylvania; Kurt Bell, the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania; and Charles Hardy III, West Chester University.

Digital Content Ingestion: Marie Brown Wilson and Matrix

Related Attractions: Kim Similo

Lesson Plans:
Elementary School:
Whoo-oo! Whoo-oo! by Jim Wetzler and Carrie Curtis

Middle School:
Railroad Advertising: Let's Go For a Ride!, by Timothy Michael and Carrie Curtis

High School:
Altoona Horseshoe Curve: A Vital Link, by Jim Wetzler and Carrie Curtis


Acknowledgements:
Altoona Railroaders Memorial Museum
American Premier Underwriters, Inc.
Amtrak
Asa Packer Mansion Museum
Atwater Kent Museum
Corbis-Bettmann
Cumberland County Historical Society
Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad Commission
Drake Well Museum
Hagley Museum and Library
Historical Society of Berks County
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania
Ken Murry
Lehigh University
Library Company of Philadelphia
Moravian College
National Museum of American History
Pennsylvania Canal Museum
Pennsylvania Railroad Technical and Historical Society and Chuck Blardone
Pennsylvania State Archives
Pennsylvania State Museum
Pennsylvania State University, Palmer Museum of Art
Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania
Schwenkfelder Library and Heritage Center
Schuylkill County Historical Society
Scott D. Butcher
Syracuse University
Tim Traver
Vanderbilt University
Westmoreland Museum of American Art
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