It was part of a canal system across Pennsylvania. It carried canal barges up and over the Allegheny mountains (the same barrier that the "horseshoe curve" solved.
Allegheny Portage Railroad ended in 1857.
Allegheny Portage Railroad was created in 1831.
Oregon Portage Railroad was created in 1858.
No. The Baltimore & Ohio was America's first common carrier railroad (1830), and beat the APRR by four years.
The address of the Elmore Historical Railroad Club is: 20790 Portage River Road, Woodville, OH 43469
The first such railroad tunnel, constructed for the Allegheny Portage Railroad in Pennsylvania, was completed in 1832
The address of the Portage Public Library is: 2665 Irving Street, Portage, 46368 3504
The address of the Portage District Library is: 300 Library Lane, Portage, 49002 4399
The address of the Museum At The Portage is: Po Box 727, Portage, WI 53901-0727
Portage starts with a "P".
The web address of the Museum At The Portage is: http://portagemuseum.org
The address of the Portage Canal Society Incorporated is: Po Box 847, Portage, WI 53901-0847