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 historic GG1 Pennsylvania Railroad locomotive No. 4859 was returned to its display area Saturday at the Harrisburg Transportation Center, following restoration of track at the station.Both the ...

Five steam locomotives, destined for preservation at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, are the focus of a $50,000 matching fund challenge. The museum is running a $250,000 Ready for the Roundhouse ...

The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Lancaster County has an impressive collection of historic locomotives and a suite of upcoming events that have something for everyone.Video above: Swing dancing ...

UPDATE: The GG1 was pulled into the Harrisburg train station around 10:40 a.m., and was in place at 11:05 a.m. The historic GG1 Pennsylvania Railroad locomotive No. 4859 will be returned to its ...

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 started construction of a six-stall roundhouse for the display of its historic Pennsylvania Railroad steam locomotives. Patrick Morrison, director, Railroad ...

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 ...

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 ...

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — All aboard! The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania will depart on a new project soon. The PA Historical and Museum Commission announced plans to break ground this month on ...

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