Steamtown
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Some parts of the roundhouse are open all the time and lead to repair areas
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Others, though closed now, can open and lead to display areas for the engines when they aren't in use
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A tender from the famed Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia - kept inside the covered area
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Across the way, the Canadian Pacific steam engine that usually pulls the excursion trains is being worked on
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Also undegoing restoration here is the #1361 - the last operational K4 in existence - owned by the Altoona Railroaders Museum. Those are parts from it in the foreground
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The K4's wheels are in the back, covered by the silver tarps
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The #1361's tender being welded - Steamtown is the only place in the country where this work can be done successfully
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The #1361's engine with a new fire box