Railroad News

Amy Crawford can be reached via e-mail or at 724-850-2856. Before 1834, the best way to travel from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh was by wagon, an arduous, three-week journey at a top speed of 3.5 miles per hour.

In a five-minute span, Art Ryan morphed from portraying a scared female slave into the overbearing Southern aristocrat who owned her.

This is the 140th anniversary of the beginning of the Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad, which started out as the Bear Creek Railroad.

The Strasburg Rail Road is going green and expanding its freight operation at the same time.

Assorted thoughts on assorted subjects: Another segment: Congratulations to the York County Rail Trail Authority for gradually growing the trail.

HITE ROSES: Posthumously, to Maj. Gen. David F. Wherley Jr., for his service to his country.

By the mid-nineteenth century, the city of Butler had become a booming hot spot for a plethora of industries.

Various makes and models of cars are pictured along Allegheny Street during the 21st annual Bellefonte Cruise on Saturday, June 20, 2009.

Fast-Tracking High-Speed Rail Funds Jun 18, 2009 11:45 am US/Eastern Fast-Tracking High-Speed Rail Funds High-speed rail plans in California and the Midwest appear to be front runners in the race for $8 billion in stimulus cash based on federal criteria released Wednesday that favor projects with established revenue sources and multistate ...

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation today will begin painting six state bridges in Northampton County.

An electrical fire early Monday heavily damaged a historic building in downtown Lemont and tied up drive-time traffic before 50 firefighters from four companies stopped the blaze and saved the structure.

You're riding along on your bike. The multiple lanes of straight paved highway are there.

The Highridge Water Authority is set to receive $2.78 million in state grants to upgrade and place its Sugar Run Dam reservoir back into service and to assist with extension of water lines to the Brush Valley area.

President Barack Obama's plan for a high-speed railway network in the U.S. is leaving the station, albeit slowly and with states that want seats on the funding express in dire fiscal straits.

Merle Greene stepped out of his car, dumbfounded. Photo provided As part of his 80th birthday party, Merle Greene, left, received two medals owed to him for his service with the Marine Corps during the Korean War.

The federal government is requiring railroad companies to reassess how they transport hazardous materials across the country -- fueling concerns that such materials could roll through parts of York and Adams counties.

Rail road ties are piled along the "Rails to Trails" project along Fairfield Road west of Lewisburg Friday May 29, 2009.

What : "Rock The Quarry IX, " a music festival featuring more than a dozen bands, including the blues-rock Bill Ali Band and country group BucWyld When : Aug.

South Heidelberg Township, PA - Age: 54. Address: South Heidelberg Township. Family: Wife, Susan.

WHY? Close inspection reveals a town with the same setting and a lot of the charm of nearby New Hope, albeit without the crowds and bad landscape art.