The Strasburg Rail Road is the oldest continuously operating railroad in the western hemisphere and the oldest public utility in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Wikipedia 1. Maryland & Pennsylvania boxcar 723, Load to M&PA Only, Strasburg Rail Road, Duane Hall photo, September 1993. 2.

Strasburg Rail Road’s Mechanical Services joins FMW Solutions in the restoration of a famous Pennsylvania Railroad engine. ALTOONA, PA – Efforts to restore the famous Pennsylvania Railroad steam engine No. 1361, The Spirit of Altoona, have increased in the new year, as the

Situated in Strasburg, Pennsylvania, Strasburg Rail Road Mechanical Services is acclaimed for its superior steam locomotive restoration and maintenance. The facility employs a team of expert craftsmen and engineers who have returned many historic locomotives to working condition, preserving an essential aspect of America’s industrial legacy.

Jan 17, 2025 · Strasburg Rail Road ordered to pay $221,114, reinstate fired whistleblower Lancaster Online LISA SCHEID | Business Trends Reporter; Jan 17, 2025 U.S. Department of Labor has ordered Strasburg Rail Road to reinstate a former employee and pay them $221,114 after being fired for raising safety concerns.

Over the past few months, Strasburg Rail Road #89, a 2-6-0 steam engine has been hard at work pulling their excursion trains and this past Saturday, the engine was also used to switch freight cars down in their new yard in Paridise in place of their …

Over the years, I have visited and ridden on the Strasburg Rail Road many times almost every year. It is a very nice scenic railroad that operates steam engines. They also have freight service and use a small switcher to bring cars up into Strasburg and to also work a fairly new yard down in the Paradise area.

Strasburg Rail Company: Established on June 9,1832, the Strasburg Rail Road is America’s oldest operating railroad and home to the Norfolk and Western Class M 475. As one of Pennsylvania’s leading family attractions, it is home to museum-quality, working, turn-of-the century steam locomotives, freight cars, dining cars, and one of the ...

Eric Hoerner has been named as board chairman and interim president of Pennsylvania-based Strasburg Rail Road. He replaces Jim Hager, who resigned from his post on Feb. 26. Hoerner is a Lancaster business executive having founded and served …

The Strasburg Rail Road is well known as one of the oldest steam powered tourist haulers in the U.S. Well, they do haul freight too, you know. While the railroad has in the past used their steam locomotives to haul freight cars between the interchange a Leaman Place and East Strasburg, former New York Central SW-8 #8618 usually handles those ...

Re: Strasburg Rail Road Question Author: MaryMcPherson I'm just glad I was able to ride (and film) aboard the caboose on a freight run before the day's normal passenger work with #475 back in 2013.