STRASBURG, PA — The Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission (PHMC) has announced plans for the construction of a ...
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 steam era of railroading in the United States is among the most storied, transformative legacies in the long saga of American industrialization. Chugging, hissing locomotives that spewed plumes of ...
The Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum has transferred ownership of Steam Locomotive 5288 to the Colebrookdale Railroad Preservation Trust of Boyertown, Pa. The partnership will return to Pennsylvania a ...
A steam locomotive that has been on display at the Franklin Institute for the last 90 years was recently removed and will be relocated to the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. The ...
After years of outdoor deterioration, six steam locomotives will finally have protection from the elements in a new facility. Construction is expected to begin on the building this month at the ...
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 ...