Strasburg, PA: Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania and 1832 Strasburg Rail Road

Museum: (Satellite, 13,530 photos)

Excursions: (Satellite, 10,074 photos)

Pennsylvania Trails of History posted
Originally, The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania was to be named the Pennsylvania Museum of Rail Transportation, implying a slightly broader focus. Pat Morrison, director of museum, penned this exciting article for "Pennsylvania Heritage" magazine, delving deep into the origins of a complex of exhibit buildings, train tracks & historic railroad equipment. And…at just 50 years old, it seems the museum is just getting warmed up.  ➡ https://bit.ly/4kZw0kv

Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania posted
Happy 95th birthday year to the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania’s 100-foot-long, standard gauge turntable. Manufactured by the American Bridge Company, the turntable was originally located at the Reading Railroad roundhouse in Cressona, Pennsylvania. This 1928 turntable is due to be completely refurbished.
https://www.rrmuseumpa.org/

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StrasburgRailroad_history
The 1832 Strasburg Rail Road is "the oldest continuously operating railroad in North America and the most visited heritage railroad in the continental United States." When the Philadelphia & Columbia Railroad (P&C) began construction in 1831 of its 82-mile route to connect its namesake cities, it bypassed Strasburg, which was then the most populous and richest town in Lancaster County. So the Strasburg Rail Road was chartered to build a 4.5-mile route to join what became part of the Pennsylvania Railroad.

1908 New Holland and 1912 Quarryville Quads @ 62,500

The excursion trains not only use steam locomotives, they also use wooden coaches.

Street View, Sep 2019

And the railroad restores wooden coaches as well as steam locomotives.

Photo, Jan 2019

It takes some special equipment to maintain steam locomotives. Here we see the "ring of fire" that is used to expand the steel tire to get it off of the wheel.

Photo, Nov 2005

safe_image for RRMPA roundhouse groundbreaking ceremony, Strasburg Pennsylvania
It's FINALLY HAPPENING on Tuesday, July 29th, 2025! The groundbreaking ceremony of the new roundhouse at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, Strasburg Pennsylvania! The building will house at least six of the museums PRR steam expansive locomotive collection.

Charles Crawford commented on the above post
There was quite a turnout of people, maybe over 100, and 8 officials doing the white hard hat shovel dirt ceremony outside after the speeches inside.