Background Since its charter in 1832, the Strasburg Railroad continues to operate under the name of which it was created. This is the only railroad in the western hemisphere to accomplish this feat,...
Category: Pennsylvania
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...
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...
Background Completed in 1911, the Lackawanna Cutoff was the result of then Delaware, Lackawanna & Western president William Truesdale, to shorten the route between Port Morris, New Jersey to...
Background Nestled deep in the Alleghenies lies an engineering marvel, the Horseshoe Curve. Completed by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1854, it successfully created a rail passage through the rugged...
