Railroad News

Federal Railroad Administration spokesman Steven Kulm answers questions posed by the Trib about proposed nuclear shipments through Pennsylvania.

Federal Railroad Administration spokesman Steven Kulm answers questions posed by the Trib about proposed nuclear shipments through Pennsylvania.

About four years after its doors were shut, the historic Stewartstown Railroad Station is expected to reopen to the public on a limited basis around late August, according to rail officials.

CSX Railroad is closing Route 413 between Comly Road and Lincoln Highway in Langhorne, Bucks County, beginning today for rail crossing replacement, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation said.

Experience a world of opulence, social grace and turn-of-the-century glamour during Mercer's 20th annual Victorian Weekend, which begins Friday evening with an old-fashioned ice cream social, sponsored by ...

PennDOT is accepting grant applications for its Rail Freight Assistance Program, which will provide $11 million in funding to help preserve existing rail service, establish new service or expand existing ...

Muddy Creek Forks was once a thriving commercial center on the Maryland & Pennsylvania Railroad.

The Red Lion council Monday resolved to complete The Red Lion Mile, a proposed one-mile hiking and biking trail that will primarily follow the old Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad line from the Red Lion Train ...

The name of the place says it all: The Original Kazoo Co. And, boy, do its owners mean original.

Schmucker Hall has not made its final transformation yet. The building that was once a dormitory for seminary students and later a Civil-War field hospital currently houses the Adams County Historical Society's ...

Reflected in his high school diploma, Charles Preston shares stories of his life in his West Manchester Township home.

When it comes to visiting Lancaster, tourists have an amazing number of hotel choices: mega-resorts like Willow Valley or the Lancaster Host, for example, or more modest, family run establishments like the ...

Edwin Drake left his family's Vermont farm at age 19 in 1838 and spent the next 11 years working in clerking jobs.

A proposed gondola cable car system from downtown Jim Thorpe to the Flagstaff Mountain Resort, which Wednesday received a $50,000 state grant to study its feasibility, drew criticism Thursday from Carbon County commissioners, who said they didn't know about it and wondered if it would use county property.

All three commissioners said at their meeting they were concerned that Flagstaff Resort Land Holdings Ltd. didn't approach them first to find out if the gondola would be a good idea, especially if the ride would touch down on county land.

Every family has stories to tell. The Kreutz Creek Library, Kreutz Creek Preservation Society and Historic Wrightsville want to teach you how to tell them.

The deadline to apply for Pennsylvania's Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program for seniors and disabled residents has been extended from June 30 until Dec.

June is Ma & Pa Railroad Month in Delta. The declaration means the Old Line Museum is featuring even more railroading memorabilia than it usually does.

Some of the spokes on the old handmade wooden bicycle are broken and the pedals are not in sync.

Sherry Wingrove spent years scouring auctions and estate sales for memorabilia and antiques to display at her hotel and restaurant.

Cheswick is feeling the pinch of higher fuel and materials costs. Council Tuesday night approved only one of two waterline replacement projects and tabled the annual paving program because of escalating costs.