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The railroad capital of the Dutch Country Region is Strasburg, it is the number one tourist railroad with more than 400,000 vistors every year. Step aboard the Strasburg Railroad's steam drawn train and it will captivate you as you're taken on a tour of historic Lancaster County. Stop at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, across the street, with a world class collection of over 100 historic locomotives and railcars. |
Travel North of Pittsburgh and you will find the Oil Creek and Titusville Railroad. This train offers a 27 1/2 mile 2 1/2 hour trip over former Pennsylvania Railroad tracks through the Oil Creek Valley, the birth place of the oil industry. Have your postcards and letters postmarked aboard the only working railway post car. You can read this railroad at: Oil Creek & Titusville Railroad PO Box 68 Oil City PA 16301 (814) 676-1733 |
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The East Broad Top Railroad In Huntingdon County in central PA there remains the only narrow gauge railroad in the eastern United States. The East Broad Top railroad began running in 1873. There is also a small trolley museum across the street that you can take a ride on. Both places have tour guides that tell you the history of the vehicle your on as well as the area. |
The Gettysburg Railroad is both a freight and tourist railroad. A tourist trip runs a 16 mile round trip between Gettysburg and Biglerville. They have a narrated look at the sites of some of the first day battles of the Battle of Gettysburg. |
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If you would like to read more on railroads in Pennsylvania go to www.parailways.com There are also many museaums throughout the state for you to visit. Some you may want to consider are: Steamtown National Historic site in Scranton (one of the largest museums), Reading Railroad museum in Reading, The Youngwood Historical and railroad museum and many more. |
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