On Sunday, Oct. 21, 1957, the fires in the last steam locomotives assigned to the Pennsylvania Railroad's Northumberland roundhouse were allowed to die, bringing to a close an era that had begun more ...
The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania has met a $50,000 matching grant challenge by the Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society, with funds designated for the preservation of five historic ...
The Lindbergh Engine, a last-of-its-kind steam locomotive, is ready once again for public view. The engine will be dedicated Saturday, Nov. 5, at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. The ...
The dieselization of the Pennsylvania Railroad did not do any favors for the city of Altoona, according to Albert Churella, a history professor at Kennesaw State University, who penned a three-book ...
Steam engines are antiquated machines that most people probably can’t say they’ve ever seen run in person, much less in actual service. Tuesday morning, however, a few Pennsylvanians bore witness to a ...
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New roundhouse at Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania aims to preserve historic locomotives
State officials are working to preserve Pennsylvania's rich railroad heritage. The Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, along with the Department of General Services, held a groundbreaking ...
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