Here at All Things Trains, we love trains…and we love baseball! One of the best players in the major leagues since the 1960s was Dave Parker, who played for 6 teams, but was best known for his decade with the Pittsburgh Pirates. During his time as a minor leaguer withRead More →
The Boyertown-based Colebrookdale Railroad has received a $25 million federal grant to support a variety of improvements for both freight and passenger services. U.S. Senator John Fetterman was instrumental in securing the funds, and this comes after the nonprofit carrier has worked in recent years to expand both core aspectsRead More →
Union Pacific’s Big Boy had a tremendous week, traveling from its display location in Philadelphia for the 2026 Fourth of July weekend and into the railroad company town of Altoona, PA. Public and private events in the heart of the Pennsylvania Railroad were followed by traversing the famous Horseshoe CurveRead More →
If you’re a North Jerseyan, you probably heard of the Essex House restaurant in West Orange. One of its features was a Pullman-built railcar, The Cyprus that dates to the early 1900s. The restaurant closed during COVID-19 and the building is set of to be demolished, but The Cyprus? Well,Read More →
The Rockhill Trolley Museum, based in Rockhill Furnace, PA–across the street from the East Broad Top Railroad’s Orbisonia station–announced that its 2026 trolley services will be substantially fewer due to the East Broad Top’s decision to offer rail bike services over the standard gauge Shade Gap Branch. The Shade GapRead More →
50 years ago, on March 31, 1976, trains of the Penn Central, Erie Lackawanna, Reading, Lehigh Valley, Central Railroad of New Jersey, New York & Long Branch, Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines, and the Ironton Railroad rolled their last miles. The next day, Conrail would begin operating trains over many of theirRead More →
The Juniata Terminal E8s hadn’t been on the road in years, but December of 2023 saw that change. Read More →
