| Hershey/Gettysburg/Dutch Country Region
The railroad capital of this region is Strasburg, southeast of
Lancaster - it is the number one tourist railroad in the Nation
- with more than 400,000 visitors every year. It will captivate
you as you're taken on a tour of historic Lancaster County. The
experience doesn't end there, however - any trip to the area would
be incomplete without a stop at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania,
which traces the development of railroads through exhibits that
display a world-class collection of over 100 historic locomotives
and rail cars.
Gettysburg
Scenic Rail Tours
The Gettysburg Railroad is both a freight and a tourist railroad.
A regularly-scheduled tourist trip runs a 16-mile round trip between
Gettysburg and Biglerville and features a narrated look at the sites
of some of the first-day battles of the Battle of Gettysburg. Seasonal
and specialty runs are also offered throughout the year.
Wannamaker,
Kempton, & Southern Railroad
The WK&S is one of America's oldest operating steam railroads.
Round trip is under an hour and winds through scenic rural Pennsylvania.
The railroad also operates a trolley on some dates instead of the
train.
East Penn Scenic Railroad
Ride into gorgeous Dutch Country. Take the Pennsylvania German Line along the old Kutztown Branch of the Reading Railroad.
Middletown
and Hummelstown Railroad
The M&H runs a passenger tour, beginning in Middletown, that
lasts approximately one hour and fifteen minutes. The train stops
and changes directions at Indian Echo Caverns, where passengers
may choose to disembark for a 45-minute tour.
New
Hope & Ivyland Railroad
View the beautiful old mansions and new suburban homes as well as
the wooded areas and farms of Bucks County on a 1920's-vintage passenger
car. Passengers can also be shuttled to nearby outlet stores.
Stewartstown
Railroad
The Stewartstown railroad runs through farms and valleys toward
new Freedom. The trip lasts about one and a half hours, and the
volunteers who run the trip are helpful in explaining the history
of the line.
Strasburg
Railroad
The Strasburg is easily the busiest tourist railroad in the U.S.,
with over 400,000 passengers annually. Most of the route runs through
Amish farms, and the trip lasts under one hour.
Railroad
Museum of Pennsylvania
The museum houses more than 80 engines and cars, as well as over
100,000 archival items. Almost every exhibit has a direct tie to
the history of Pennsylvania's railroads.
Reading Technical and Historical Society
Wall and Canal Streets
Leesport
(voice) 610-372-5513
The museum details the history of the Reading Railroad. Several
pieces of rolling stock are on display.
Manheim
Historical Society Railroad Station
The museum tells the story of Manheim and trolleys and trains in
Lancaster County.
The
National Toy Train Museum
The national headquarters of the Train Collectors Association. Five
large layouts and many rare trains are on display.
Roadside
America
A large exhibit of miniature towns showing the growth and history
of rural America, including model trains.
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