West met East here Thursday morning (Feb. 13, 2025) as the East Broad Top Railroad took ownership of former Durango & ...

"There's a lot of excitement," Andy Spinelli, president of the museum, said this week. "We still have a lot of work to do, ...

The Watercress Line is inviting people to be among the first passengers to be hauled by newly restored Canadian Pacific when ...

Of the three main types, the grand total of geared steam locomotives built in the U.S. topped out at around 4,500. Despite ...

The company responsible for a February 2023 derailment that spewed thousands of gallons of toxic fumes over Eastern Ohio dismissed the findings of a new report on 20 rail bridges in the Pittsburgh ...

Using a magnifying glass, Ron Sadusky, of West Mahanoy Twp. looked at an old map of Schuylkill County. “I like history,” said Sadusky, 73, as he looked intently at the map at the annual Schuylkill ...

The Strasburg Railroad, founded in 1832, remains one of America’s most iconic steam train experiences. This scenic rail journey winds through Pennsylvania’s Amish countryside, providing an immersive ...

Experience history at the Ely House Open House on March 2, 2025. Explore a preserved 19th-century home and a historic freight ...

Like his older brother, Peter Kline got his start in railroading in June 1908, as a water boy servicing steam engines when they stopped in White Haven. Peter Kline worked his way up to fireman and ...

A Bethlehem museum is adding world-renowned photographs to its list of collections. WDIY’s James Zipprodt reports.

Like every other railroad in northeastern Pennsylvania, Reading & Northern showed a decline in frac sand carloadings related to the steep decrease in Marcellus Shale drilling activity. Although ...

QUESTION: Why is George Stephenson’s Locomotion No. 1 regarded as the first steam locomotive? What about Richard Trevithick’s Penydarren? Stephenson’s Locomotion No. 1 is significant because ...