The Reading and Northern Passenger Department operates a variety of excursions that serve the dual purpose of goodwill towards the community and promoting freight on the regional railroad. Most noticeable is the Iron Horse Rambles behind 4-8-4 steam locomotive No. 2102, an all-day excursion originating at the company’s Reading Outer Station through beautiful mountain landscape […]
Known as the “Railroad City,” more than 15,000 residents of Altoona were once employed by the Pennsylvania Railroad at various locations in the city. Today the Railroaders Memorial Museum celebrates that legacy with exhibits, artifacts, and full-size railroad equipment. Choices Visitors of the Railroaders Memorial Museum can take in the three floors of exhibits in […]
The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania boasts one of the top rolling stock collections in the U.S. At the core of this collection is the nearly two dozen historic locomotives and railroad cars preserved by the Pennsylvania Railroad for world fairs and other major public exhibitions. The museum also exhibits about 100 other locomotives and railroad […]
Starting operations in 1963, the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum is the oldest trolley museum in Pennsylvania. It offers a short trolley ride on which you can enjoy the clang of the gong and the rumble of steel wheels on the rails as the surge of electricity speeds a historic trolley along the line. Part of the […]
Since 1966, the New Hope Railroad (formerly the New Hope & Ivyland) has offered steam and diesel-powered excursions along a quaint former Reading Company branch line in Pennsylvania’s Bucks County. Choices Coach, open air and first-class parlor cars are featured on each train on the New Hope Railroad. Most excursions make a 45-minute round trip […]
Originally chartered in 1888, and now departing from the former Reading Company freight station in Middleton, the Middletown and Hummelstown Railroad today offers a relaxing 11-mile round trip along the Swatara Creek and the remnants of the former Union Canal. Choices Excursions are powered by vintage diesel locomotives leading restored open-window 1920s coaches from the […]
The Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway offers 70-minute excursions. Trips depart from the picturesque former Central Railroad of New Jersey depot in the tourist destination of Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania. Choices A variety of options await passengers on Lehigh Gorge Scenic trains. Standard coach, “Crown Class” coach, First Class dome car, and open-air cars are featured on […]
In the early 1850s, the massive front of the Allegheny Mountains slowed the westward advance. To overcome this obstacle, the Pennsylvania Railroad built the Horseshoe Curve — one of the eight world engineering marvels. The now-iconic railroad link opened on February 15, 1854. Over the next 150 years, the landmark became a tourist destination, a […]
Located in south-central Pennsylvania, the Everett Railroad provides a 1-hour (or longer) scenic train ride through green farmlands and along the banks of the Juniata River. You’ll take it all in aboard open-window coaches pulled by a vintage steam locomotive for an authentic 1940s experience. Choices On the Everett Railroad, trains operate on many weekends […]
The Electric City Trolley Museum is on the grounds of Steamtown National Historic Site. The museum building is in a former silk mill, and 9-mile round-trip excursions depart from the Steamtown excursion platform nearby. Choices Visitors of the Electric City Trolley Museum may opt to visit the museum, ride the trolley, or both. Inside the […]
MONTREAL — Canadian National experienced its best February on record for Canadian grain movements, the railroad said on Thursday, March 5. CN moved more than 2.67 metric tons of grain from Western Canada, the railroad said in a press release, demonstrating its ability to meet peak-season shipping demand. CPKC said earlier this week that it […]
CHICAGO — Amtrak is addressing the coach capacity shortfall on the Coast Starlight and Sunset Limited while shuffling equipment to beef up summer consists on other Superliner-equipped trains. However, the railroad still contends it can’t come up with two Viewliner sleeping cars and two Viewliner diners to augment the triweekly Cardinal, its perpetually sold-out New […]
