Altoona

It's a fine train station. Seating isn't the most comfortable in the waiting area. Trains are generally on-time, but as Altoona is the halfway point between the Pittsburgh and Harrisburg stations, delays can occur, particularly during or following heavy weather, or if there is a freight line running on the commuter tracks. Budget enough time before and after and bring something to do while waiting.nnReaching the boarding platform is a big of a walk over a bridge. Pack light if possible and use the stairs, otherwise use the elevator.nnIf you need to purchase tickets in-person, plan in advance and go during morning hours.nnParking is tricky. There is a parking garage as part of the complex, but I'm not sure of the pricing. Downtown Altoona parking is metered. However, the station is serviced by Amtrak, Amtran (local buses), cabs, Uber/Lyft, and is relatively easy to reach from any section of Altoona.nnAll in all, a great convince for traveling to and from the city, but Amtrak's train schedule and services are painfully a mere shadow of the past for this railroad town.

Great little station and train staff is super friendly especially Paul

No stars if possiblenDirty and always late

The hours of operation do suck. Small town perhaps but hours are 9am to 5pm.

On aug 10 we boarded amtrak at altoona for a trip to atlantic city, nj. It was basically a good trip down but found that thetrain ran very slowly on the way to our layover in phila. We found it very disturbing. On our return trip we had a major delay due to a storm warning. We were 1-1/2 hr. Late on our arrival back to altoona. Is it law that a train must stop for weather related issues? If so the train personnel should have announced it immediately. This was a very disappointing trip on amtrak.