Tyrone is a borough in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States, located 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Altoona, on the Little Juniata River.

It was an outlet for the Clearfield coal fields and was noted for manufacturing paper products.

[6] On June 2, 1998, an F1 tornado moved southeast along Pennsylvania Route 453 northwest of Tyrone.

Significant tree damage was noted in several locations along a four-mile path, beginning approximately five miles northwest of Tyrone.

Tyrone is also the home to American Eagle Paper Mills[8] and Gardners Candies.

[9] According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.2 km2), all land.

Amtrak’s Pennsylvanian stops at the Tyrone station, which has one daily train in each direction.

The Nittany and Bald Eagle Railroad interchanges with Norfolk Southern just south of the station.

[12] In October 2009, several scenes for the Tony Scott film Unstoppable (with Denzel Washington, Chris Pine, and Rosario Dawson) were filmed in and around Tyrone, mostly at the 14th street crossing and the north end of the rail yard.

The station broadcasts at 1340 AM and simulcasts over 100.7 FM, with a format of adult contemporary music, local news, and high school sports.