Background Part of the British Science Museum Group, the National Railway Museum educates visitors throughout the world on the life-changing innovation that is the railway. Included at the museum...
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Background Recognized as the birthplace of American Railroading, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Museum is the largest collection of historic railroad artifacts in the western hemisphere. Located in...
Background Located in the heart of anthracite coal country lies the Steamtown National Historic Site, a division of the National Park Service (NPS), and a historic landmark.Located in Scranton,...
In the mid-1800s, the Pennsylvania Railroad's primary focus was on expansion westward. At this time, the railroad tackled the steep Allegheny Mountains via the Allegheny Portage Railroad, and was in...
Background Introduced in 2014, the Siemens ACS-64 is the mainstay of Amtrak's high speed electric locomotive fleet on the Northeast Corridor. These locomotives replaced Amtrak's aging AEM-7...
Nestled deep in the Pennsylvania Dutch country lies a mecca for train enthusiasts, The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. The museum is home to hundreds of railroad artifacts from the golden age of...