Miniature Railroad

Miniature Railroad (HM1GAR)

Location: West Mifflin, PA 15122 Allegheny County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 23.299', W 79° 51.829'

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National Historic District

Although the cars have been changed in appearance, the engines look much like they did at the New York World's Fair of 1938-39 The Century of Progress Exposition.



The train was known there as the Gimbels Flyer and was brought to Kennywood at the end of World War II.

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HM NumberHM1GAR
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Placed ByKennywood
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Date Added Tuesday, September 9th, 2014 at 10:58am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 596433 N 4471477
Decimal Degrees40.38831667, -79.86381667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 23.299', W 79° 51.829'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 23' 17.94" N, 79° 51' 49.74" W
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Area Code(s)412
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 4481-4489 Great Allegheny Passage, West Mifflin PA 15122, US
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