Pennsylvania Rail Road Tours

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Pennsylvania has many fine old rail roads that still provide the train buff with a day's outing riding the rails.  Note that there is a small entry fee for most of these, check for opening times and days, and for fees, before making the trip.  Here are a few of the more popular tracks to follow:

 

 

 

Arden Trolley Museum

(Pennsylvania Railway Museum Association)

25 pieces of equipment dating back to 1894.  Visitor rides available.  Tours of the car barn and car shop available, and to make the day even better there are a picnic grove, gift shop, and a drink concession.

Located north of Washington, off I-79 at Meadowlands Pittsburg, PA, 15230.

 

Electric City Railway

VanDepoele Museum of Transportation.  First electric streetcar in America, inaugurated in Scranton, PA, in 1886 by Charles VanDepoele.  Rare Trolleys, streetcars, snack bar, touring, and gift shop.

701 Wyoming Avenue, Scranton, PA, 18510

 

Horseshoe Curve

Opened in 1854 this engineering marvel enabled locomotives to surmount the grueling Allegheny Mountains.

Five miles west of Altoona, PA.

Convention and Visitor's Bureau of Altoona and Blair County, 1212 12th Street, Altoona, PA, 16601

 

The Hilton at Lackawanna Station

This is now a 150-room hotel, but in its day was the Lackawanna Station, a hub for passenger and freight for 65 years.  The original building was constructed in 1908.

700 Lackawanna Avenue, Exit # 53, Interstate I-81, Scranton, PA. 18503

 

Lake Shore Railway Historical Society Museum

Housed in the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Station this 1899 building displays rail memorabilia and a collection of rail cars and freight rolling stock.  There is a 0-6-0 60-ton Heister fireless steamer on display.

Robinson Street, North East, two mile west of I-90 and Route #89, North East, PA, 16428

 

Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania

The history and technology of railroads, from steam engines to today's high-speed rail.

Route # 741, east of Strasburg, PA, 17579

 

Railroads Memorial Museum

Dedicated to the American Railroader and the Pennsylvania Railroad's Altoona Shops.  Electric, diesel locomotives and passenger and freight cars on display.

Ninth Avenue, next to Station Mall in downtown Altoona, PA, 16602

 

Red Caboose Lodge and Age of Steam Museum

You get to eat, drink, and sleep in an old Red Caboose.  This motel has 34 genuine cabooses outfitted for overnight stays.  The is a museum full of railroad memorabilia, a sunken garden train layout, and a collection of pre-war tin plate trains.

Paradise Lane, just off Route #741, Strasburg, PA, 17579

 

Shade Gap Electric Railway

(Rails of Yesterday, Inc.)

Join the fun for a two-mile trip on a restored trolley.  Travel along the Blacklog Creek and experience the thrill once afforded to your grandparents.

Rockhill Furnace, via Route # 522 from Route # 22, exit # 13 of the PA Turnpike. Allentown, PA, 18105

 

Steamtown, USA.

Formally Steamtown of Vermont, (click to see more pictures) this museum on wheels provides a two-hour, 26 mile excursion through the Pocono Mountains.  There are over 100 cars and locomotives for your enjoyment, and the 'Big Boy' a 1.2 million pound locomotive makes its home on the site.

(Shown, interior of dinning car, early vintage)

Exit # 53, Interstate I-81, Scranton, PA, 18505

 

Strasburg Railroad

Visit Amish Country by rail, this coal-burning steam locomotive takes you on a 45-minute ride on the 'Road to Paradise', Paradise, PA that is.  The Strasburg Railroad has been traveling these tracks for 150 years, now you can also.

Route # 741 east of Strasburg, PA, 17579

 

Toy Train Museum

Headquarters of the Toy Train Association, the museum has displays from the mid-1980 on up to today.  There are layouts, push-button train displays, and a gift shop.

Paradise Lane, 1/4 mile east of the Strasburg Rail Road, off Route # 741, Strasburg, PA, 17579

 

West Chester Railroad
This 1858 Railroad runs on a 4 foot 8 ½ inch standard gauge track and is privately owned and operated. In 1997 the rail started providing rides for tourist between Market Street in West Chester, Pennsylvania in Chester County and the village of Glen Mills, Pennsylvania in Delaware County.

The 7.3 miles one-way ride is provided by volunteers of the non-profit West Chester Railroad Heritage Association using the 4 States Railway Service, Inc. engines and cars.

West Chester, PA.

 

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