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Oldest continuously operating railroad in the western hemisphere, in Pennsylvania, United states of america

Strasburg Rail Road

Overview
Headquarters	Strasburg, Pennsylvania, U.Southward.
Reporting marking	SRC
Locale	Strasburg and Paradise Townships, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Dates of operation	1832 (1832)–nowadays
Technical
Runway gauge	4 ftviii+ 1⁄two  in (1,435 mm) standard guess
Length	4.v mi (7.2 km)
Other
Website	strasburgrailroad.com

five t east Strasburg Track Road
Legend
Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania PA 741 Gap Road East Strasburg Paradise Lane Esbenshade Road Groundhog Cut Cherry Loma Pop. 17 (more or less) Cherry Loma Road Groff'due south Grove Carpenters Black Horse Road Pumpkinville Turnpike Leaman Identify Amtrak Parkesburg–Lancaster

The Strasburg Runway Route (reporting marking SRC) is a heritage railroad and the oldest continuously operating railroad in the western hemisphere too as the oldest public utility in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Chartered in 1832, the Strasburg Runway Road Company is today a heritage railroad offering excursion trains hauled by steam locomotives and diesel fuel locomotives on iii.7 mi (6.0 km) of track^[i] in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, as well as providing freight service to surface area shippers. The railroad'southward headquarters are outside Strasburg, Pennsylvania.

Strasburg has a full of eight steam locomotives on their current roster (five of which are operational). Every bit of 2021, Great Western No. 90, Canadian National No. 89, Norfolk & Western No. 475 and Brooklyn Eastern District Last No. xv (rebuilt as Thomas the Tank Engine) are all in agile service. Canadian National No. 7312 (No. 31) is undergoing its ongoing mandated 1,472-day inspection and overhaul. Canadian Pacific 972 has been under restoration since 1999. The other 2 steam locomotives are fifteen" Judge 4-iv-0's built past Cagney in the early on 1900s. They also accept the nation's largest operating fleet of celebrated wooden passenger coaches. The Strasburg Rail Road is one of the few railroads in the U.South. to occasionally use steam locomotives to haul revenue freight trains. It hosts 300,000 visitors per year.^[2]

The nearby Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania occasionally uses Strasburg Runway Route tracks to connect to the Amtrak Philadelphia-to-Harrisburg Primary Line junction in Paradise, Pennsylvania.

Description [edit]

Strasburg Track Route is a shortline railroad built to connect the town of Strasburg with a master line. Today, the line carries passengers on a 45-minute circular-trip journeying from Eastward Strasburg to Leaman Identify Junction through nearly ii,000 acres (810 ha) in southeastern Lancaster County.

The train includes the United States' only operational wooden dining machine on which visitors may dine while riding. Attractions at the station include the fully operational 15 in (381 mm) gauge Pint-Sized Pufferbelly^[3] (Cagney steam-powered ridable miniature railway) a vintage pump car and several c.1930s "cranky cars" along with several gift shops and a cafe.

A percentage of each train ticket is contributed to the Lancaster Farmland Trust.^[4]

The railroad's mechanical and motorcar shops maintain and restore locomotives and rolling stock for the Strasburg Rail Route and a wide diversity of public and private clients, including fellow steam railroads, train museums, attractions, and more than. In 2016–17, the shops were enlarged by 12,000 foursquare feet (1,110 m²) to accommodate demand for their services.

Its freight department carries goods to and from the principal line for local and regional clients. Since 2008, freight carloads have increased substantially, spurred by development of a $1.5 1000000 transloading facility funded by the railroad and matching grants.^[5]

History [edit]

By the 1820s, the canal system had replaced the Conestoga wagon as the primary method of overland transportation. When the Susquehanna Canal opened, the bulk of appurtenances were directed through Baltimore, Maryland, rather than Philadelphia.^{[half-dozen] [7]} The pocket-sized amount of goods that were destined for Philadelphia traveled via a carriage road through Strasburg.^[seven] Philadelphia attempted to reclaim its position as a major port urban center past amalgam the Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad in 1831. A railroad was easier and more toll effective to build than a culvert. Considering the new railroad would bypass Strasburg and cause Strasburg to lose its livelihood, a group of businessmen petitioned the country government for the right to build their own railroad to connect Strasburg to the Philadelphia and Columbia.^[eight] A lease was issued by the Pennsylvania Legislature with the signature of Governor George Wolf on June nine, 1832 to "incorporate the Strasburg rail road [sic]".^[9]

Strasburg Rail Road ex-PRR 4-4-0 number 929 in Strasburg around 1894.

Although the pre-1852 history of the Strasburg Rail Road is sketchy, it is believed that the line was graded in 1835 and was operational by 1837.^{[viii] [ten]} The railroad operated as a equus caballus-drawn railroad until it purchased a second-hand Norris-built, 4-2-0 steam locomotive named the William Penn in 1851.^[10] Controlling interest in the railroad was purchased by John F. and Cyrus N. Herr in 1863. The rails were replaced around the same time with heavier ones to adjust the locomotive.^[eleven] In 1866, the Herrs were granted a charter to extend the Strasburg Rail Road to Quarryville; surveys were carried out, just the extension was eventually canceled considering of an economical depression in 1867.^[12] Isaac Groff managed The Strasburg Runway Route for about xx years until the burn down of January 16, 1871, which destroyed the depot, grist, and merchant-mill, planing-mill and machine-shop — in all, more than than $50,000 worth of property. In 1878, the Strasburg Rail Road and the shops were sold.^[13] The railroad was somewhen over again sold in 1888 to Edward Musselman, with the Musselman family retaining command of it until 1918 when it was purchased by State Senator John Homsher. By this time, the number of passengers had dropped off due to tracks for the Conestoga Traction Company's streetcars reaching Strasburg in 1908, which offered a more direct route between Lancaster and Strasburg.^[14]

In 1926, the Strasburg Track Road purchased a 20-short-ton (17.9-long-ton; 18.i t), gasoline-powered, Plymouth switcher—the only locomotive that was ever congenital specifically for the Strasburg Runway Route.^[14] Past 1958, the railroad fell on hard-times from cumulative effect of years of declining freight business and infrequent runs, damage caused past Hurricane Hazel and inspectors from the Interstate Commerce Commission's lack of blessing for operation of the Plymouth locomotive.^{[fourteen] [fifteen]} Upon the decease of Bryson Homsher, the Homsher estate filed for abandonment with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.^[16] Hearing of the potential abandonment, an effort to purchase and save the railroad was organized by Henry Grand. Long and Donald Due east. L. Hallock, both railfans from Lancaster. They organized a pocket-sized, non-profit group to buy the railroad. After the meliorate part of a year of hard work, the purchase was completed on November ane, 1958. The following week, on November 8, the beginning carload of acquirement freight was hauled to what was then the only customer, a mill in Strasburg.

Tourist circuit service began on Jan 4, 1959, and their starting time steam locomotive arrived the following year.

Locomotive roster [edit]

Main units [edit]

Number	Type	Images	Wheel Arrangement	Builder	Built	Serial Number	Sometime	Status	At Strasburg	Notes
475	Steam		4-8-0	Baldwin Locomotive Works	1906	28343	Norfolk and Western Railway	Operational	Since 1991	Strasburg Rail Road 475, ex-Norfolk and Western 475[17] No. 475 is Strasburg's oldest operating steam locomotive. The locomotive originally had a high-mounted headlight when coming to Strasburg, but was later on switched to a centered-headlight in 2019.
90	Steam		2-10-0	Baldwin Locomotive Works	1924	57812	Great Western Railway of Colorado	Operational	Since 1967	Strasburg Runway Road xc, ex-Slap-up Western Railway 90[17] No. xc is Strasburg's strongest and largest steam locomotive. Used for pulling excursions and occasionally heavy freight.[1] [18]
89	Steam		2-6-0	Canadian Locomotive Visitor	1910	922	Canadian National Railway	Operational	Since 1972	Strasburg Rails Route 89, ex-Greenish Mountain Railroad 89, exx-Canadian National Railway 89, exxx-Canadian National 911, originally Grand Trunk Railway 1009[nineteen] No. 89 is Strasburg's fastest steam locomotive. Used for pulling excursions and occasionally heavy freight.[20]
31 or 7312	Steam		0-6-0	Baldwin Locomotive Works	1908	32894	Canadian National Railway	Nether restoration	Since 1960	Formerly Strasburg Runway Road 31, ex-Canadian National Railway 7312, exx-Canadian National 7240, exxx-Canadian National 7157, exxxx-Thousand Body Railway 1708, originally Grand Trunk Railway 118.[21] [22] No. 7312 was Strasburg's very first steam locomotive that began its tourist operations in 1959. Final operated in 2009. Steve Weaver, the VP of freight services, stated that the railroad however indeed wants to get the locomotive back up and running again once they accept the time and coin. Piece of work resumed in July 2021.[23]
1	Steam		0-6-0T	H.K. Porter, Inc.	1917	5966	Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal	Operational	Since 1998	Ex-Brooklyn Eastern District Final No. 15. Heavily altered by the Strasburg Runway Road to resemble Thomas the Tank Engine, information technology is used for pulling trains for the railroad'southward almanac Twenty-four hours Out with Thomas.[24]
3	Steam		4-4-0	Cagney Bros.	1920	Unknown	Unknown	Operational	Since 2003	Miniature steam train, originally operated at an amusement park. 15 in (381 mm) gauge.[25]
972	Steam		4-6-0	Montreal Locomotive Works	1912	51106	Canadian Pacific Railway	Stored; awaiting possible restoration	Since 1995	Ex-Canadian Pacific Railway.[17] Acquired from the Rail Tours Inc. of Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, concluding visited in 1979. Currently sitting idle in the yard, disassembled, pending for a possible restoration.
39	Steam		4-6-0	Juniata Shops	1929	4207	Long Island Rail Road	Boiler nether restoration	Since 2008	No. 39 is a PRR G5 grade "Ten Wheeler" type steam locomotive. Potentially on lease to Strasburg Runway Route for 48 years if prerequisites of signed lease are met.[26] ex-Long Island Rail Road.[17] Boiler and firebox is currently under restoration, while the remainder of the locomotives parts are stored at the Railroad Museum of Long Island.
9	Steam		four-4-0	Cagney Bros.	1903	Unknown	Unknown	Under restoration	Since 2012	Another 15 in (381 mm) guess miniature engine, similar to No. 3.
1	Gas		(B)	Plymouth Locomotive Works	1926	2452	None	Operational	Since 1926	20-ton Plymouth diesel fuel engine. Operates on occasion. Only engine specifically built for Strasburg. Model HL type 3 gas powered twenty ton.
2	Gas		(B)	Plymouth Locomotive Works	1930	Unknown	Unknown	Operational	Since 1984	10-ton Plymouth diesel engine. Operates but for moving restoration engines. Rethemed to "Rusty" in 2020 for Twenty-four hour period Out With Thomas. Model JLA type 2 gas-powered x ton.
10	Diesel		(B-B)	Sanders Machine Store	1915	Unknown	Lancaster, Oxford and Southern Railway	Operational	Since 1962	Ex-Lancaster, Oxford and Southern Railway Railcar(LO&S) and merely car at Strasburg with roller bearings. Used for special occasions. Called "THE WHISTLER" in the 1980s.
1235	Diesel fuel		(B-B)	Electro-Motive Diesel	1953	18960	Atchison, Topeka and Santa Iron Railway	Inoperable; Undergoing restoration	Since 2018	Ex-Santa Fe Railway SW9; future service will be used to help with freight services after being restored.
8618	Diesel		(B-B)	Electro-Motive Diesel	1952	16193	New York Primal Railroad	Operational	Since 2009	Ex-New York Central SW8 Used for freight service and occasionally for excursion services. Rethemed to "Mavis" in 2019 for Twenty-four hour period Out With Thomas.

"Thomas" is actually Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal No. 15. The engine was sold to the Strasburg Rail Road by Keith Brigode from the Toledo, Lake Erie and Western Railway in March 1998 and rebuilt to resemble the character, Thomas the Tank Engine for the Day Out With Thomas events. In April 2014, Thomas's face was replaced with the animatronic CGI face with the mouth's ability to open up and shut, and a vocalisation speaker.^[24]

No. 89 operated for the Light-green Mountain Railroad, in conjunction with Steamtown, U.s.a.A. It was purchased by the Strasburg in 1972, and while en route to Strasburg in June of that year, it was in Penn Primal's Buttonwood, Pennsylvania one thousand when Hurricane Agnes flooded the Susquehanna River. The floodwaters entered the locomotive'due south stack, delaying its debut at Strasburg. No. 89 arrived at the railroad facing East, and it remained in that condition until the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania'due south turntable was installed beyond the street in 1975.

For several years, groups accept scheduled photograph charters when the railroad reletters locomotives in their heritage paint scheme. For the movie Thomas and the Magic Railroad, No. 475 and three passenger cars (simply two of which wound upward being used) were re-lettered "Indian Valley".

No. xc is occasionally repainted into unlike paint schemes for photograph charters, such as the Bully Western Railway (Colorado) scheme in a 2013 charter.^[27]

No. 972 was acquired from Rail Tours Inc. of Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania after the company could not afford the payments for mechanical repairs that Strasburg was performing on the locomotive at the time. She sits in storage until she can be repaired.

• While there are many locomotives which have gone through the backshop for restoration, some accept been established to exist in the shop only on hearsay. But locomotives that have been publicly displayed or have been given a press release are counted as restorations and re-builds.

SRC besides has a collection of early internal combustion locomotives; all just No. 1235 are in functioning.

No. 1 has operated on the Strasburg Rail Road ever since it was congenital in 1926. The engine is notable for existence used to reconstruct the track and rails for the railroad between 1958 and 1959, subsequently the railroad was purchased to become a tourist line.

No. 1235 was brought to the railroad in late 2018. It arrived in poor condition, and is currently under going restoration to operation.

Former units [edit]

Number	Type	Images	Bike Arrangement	Architect	Built	Serial Number	Old	At Strasburg	Notes
1223	Steam		4-four-0	Juniata	1905	1399	Pennsylvania Railroad	1963–1989	ex-Pennsylvania Railroad D16sb (PRR) No. 1223. Last operation in 1989. Currently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania.
7002	Steam		four-iv-2	Juniata	1902	929	Pennsylvania Railroad	1983–1989	ex-Pennsylvania Railroad E2a (PRR) No. 8063 until it was inverse to her sister'south number and reclassified as a E7s Atlantic. Last operation in 1989. Currently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania.
4/1187	Steam		0-four-0	Baldwin Locomotive Works	1903	21831	Reading Company	1962–2020	ex-Reading Visitor No. 1187.[17] Retired from service in 1967.[28] Recently acquired by the Age of Steam Roundhouse from an auction on July xv, 2020.[29] The Roundhouse plans on performing a consummate, in-depth cosmetic restoration of No. 1187, which will render it to its original Reading appearance.[30] [29]
7	Diesel		(B-B)	General-Electric	1915	Unknown	Warwick Railway	1959–1977	One-time Warwick Railway electric number 100, originally built for University of Michigan as an electrical steeple cab. She was rebuilt as a GE 28-Ton in 1960 and was scrapped in 1977 as her prime mover was leased and had to be given back in 1963. Just engine subsequently 1958 to e'er be scrapped and was nigh the size of Plymouth 20-ton. Her cab and hood were sold to Middletown and Hummelstown Railroad in 1977.
21	Diesel		(B)	Mack	1921	Unknown	Lewisburg, Milton and Watsonburg Railroad	1969–2001	Old Lewisburg, Milton and Watsonburg rail's; only operated a few times in the 1970s; Donated to the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in 2001.
33/9331	Diesel fuel		(B-B)	General-Electric	1948	29964	Pennsylvania Railroad	1961–2011	ex-Pennsylvania Railroad GE 44-ton No. 9331; Primary freight locomotive until 2008 after which saw only sporadic service (including rare excursion service); Sold to Walkersville Southern Railroad in 2011–2013.
8000	Electric		(B+B)	ALCO	1931	Unknown	Baltimore and Ohio Railroad	1958-1959	ex-Baltimore and Ohio Oil-Electric Boxcab No. 8000 was given to Strasburg in 1958 by Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, she only lasted a year before beingness given back. No architect class was stated but was congenital by ALCO. Also could have also only been restored by Strasburg. She was given back to B&O until she was finally sold to the Museum of Transportation in St. Louis.
98	Steam		4-4-0	ALCO	1909	45921	Mississippi Central Railroad	1961–1964	ex-Mississippi Key Railroad. Never operated on the Strasburg railroad, was being stored onsite for the slowly growing Wilmington And Western railroad. Was in a Strasburg livery during its stay, stored at that place until 1964 when it was moved back to Wilmington And Western for restoration. Was regularly operated on the Due west&W throughout the 80s, 90s and 2000s. In 2017 was pulled out of service undergoing a 1472 mandated inspection.

Both 1223 and 7002 were leased for performance. 1223 was leased from the PRR from 1965 to 1968, from Penn Central from 1968 to 1979 and from the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania from 1979 to 1990. 7002 was too leased from the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. After ultra-sonic testing both engines were found to have thin spots in their fireboxes, which are a function of their boilers, thus the engines were taken out of service. The railroad stated they could take washed the repairs but the lessor, the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, wanted to preserve the historical material of each locomotive and did not renew their leases the post-obit year. 1223's last day of service for SRC was Thursday, October 26, 1989, while 7002's was earlier that year in January right after filming a Prudential Insurance commercial in Harrisburg Train Station. They accept both remained on static display since being removed from service.

SRC 4 is a camelback-blazon locomotive originally built equally Reading Railroad A4b 1187 by The Baldwin Locomotive Works. The locomotive has the distinction of being the only SRC locomotive to arrive under its ain power, doing then in 1962 from E&Chiliad Brooke Iron Company of Birdsboro, PA. It had inadequate force for SRC'southward heavy trains. As such, it ran as a switcher during the summertime months from 1963 to 1967. After a loan to the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, it long saturday dismantled pending long-term future restoration. Information technology was caused past the Age of Steam Roundhouse in Sugarcreek, Ohio during a July 15, 2020^{[30] [29]} auction and left the Strasburg 1000 on July 31, 2020.

SRC 7 was built as a series of General Electric 25 through thirty ton steeplecabs. She was the only 28 ton from that line of engines and was specifically congenital for the University of Michigan in 1915 as display. She would stay similar that till the 1950s when she was sold the Warwick Railway in Rhode Island where she was converted from electric to gas-electric. She would operate at that place till 1959 when the Warwick Railway would try selling and scrapping some engines, when Strasburg Rails Road had bought her. She would sit on static brandish until 1960 when she was converted to diesel and rebuilt from a camber hood to a straight hood. Many flaws were discovered during her career at the SRC. The prime movers she was equipped with weren't the best and crews would have a hard time operating. Engineers would mutter of how loud the generators were, how incredibly slow she was, and how heavy loads would cause sparks and lighting inside the cab. While she had enough tractive effort to operate on the railroad, she lacked enough RPM'southward to attain satisfactory operation. In 1963 (iii years after her initial rebuild into a straight hood), her prime mover was recalled by the quarry that endemic information technology. While information technology was recalled and taken out, information technology was not picked up until a subsequently appointment. After removal of the prime mover, they put her at the Homsher Mill shed track 1 until when in 1977, they took her out and cut her up for any parts they could save. While taken autonomously, the railroad had no use for her archbar trucks, hoods, and cab until 1979, when the Middletown and Hummelstown had bought them for parts. Information technology is believed she was the concluding surviving GE 'T5' steeplecab to operate until her downfall.

W&W 98 was stored onsite for the slowly growing Wilmington And Western Railroad. While at Strasburg 98 wore a SRC livery complete with "egg" way number plate. 98 was stored until 1964 when information technology was moved to the Wilmington And Western for restoration. Regularly operated on the W&W throughout the 80s up into the 2000s when it was pulled out of service for a 1472 mandated inspection.

Visiting units [edit]

Locomotives that visited Strasburg either for events, to undergo a rebuild or, nether a lease agreement.

Road name & Number	Type	Bike Organisation	Architect	Built	At Strasburg	Notes
B&O Tom Thumb Replica	Steam	0-4-0	Baltimore and Ohio Railroad	1926-1927	1974	Visited for a rebuild, owned by B&O Railroad Museum
B&O 25 William Mason	Steam	4-4-0	Mason Machine Works	1856	1998	Visited for a rebuild, endemic by B&O Railroad Museum
N&W 611	Steam	iv-8-four	Roanoke Shops	1950	2019 & 2021	Visited in 2019 for the Due north&West Reunion of Steam upshot, visited again in 2021, owned past the Virginia Museum of Transportation
Maine Eastern 764	Diesel	GP7 (B-B)	Electro-Motive Diesel	1954	2016	ex-Matrimony Pacific (built), ex-Amtrak, owned by Maine Eastern, leased

Pre-1958 [edit]

Strasburg rostered at least half-dozen steam locomotives prior to 1958. Evidence suggests that Strasburg only rostered i locomotive at a time, operating it until it was no longer economically viable to run it anymore and would purchase a new locomotive to replace information technology.

Number	Type	Images	Wheel Organization	Builder	Congenital	At Strasburg	Notes
560	Steam		0-4-0	Juniata	1893	1924-1926	EX-PRR A3 grade switcher. Strasburg'due south last steam locomotive earlier acquiring the Plymouth.
937	Steam		iv-iv-0	Juniata	1876	1906-1924	EX-Pennsylvania Railroad D5 4-four-0 engine. Renumbered every bit Strasburg's 2nd No. 1 and scrapped in 1924 subsequently it was retired from
929	Steam		4-iv-0	Juniata	1873	1892-1906	EX-Pennsylvania Railroad D3 iv-iv-0 engine. Renumbered as Strasburg's showtime No. 1. Sold in 1906 after plymouth was cheaper to maintain
"Strasburg"	Steam		4-4-0T	Baldwin Locomotive Works	1863	1863-1892	Strasburg's first new locomotive.
"William Penn"	Steam		4-ii-0	Long & Norris	1835	1851-1865	Ex-Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad. Strasburg's start locomotive, rumored to be i of the first l locomotives congenital in the U.s.a.. Possibly rebuilt Sold in 1865. Possibly rebuilt when sold.
5203	combine coach		(B+B)	Juniata	unknown	1926-c. 1950s	ex-Pennsylvania Railroad combine charabanc. Rebuilt with an added door to better load and unload milk and supplies at Leaman Identify station and the Homsher Mill. Retired 1929, remained on the property until the 1950s
5203	monitor rood combine coach		(B+B)	Juniata	cir. 1860s	1892- c.1926	ex-Pennsylvania Railroad 1860s monitor roof combine coach. Used from 1892 to cir. 1926, cut downwardly to a flatcar and remained on the property for three more years until she was taken to parts
West-04	boxcar		(B+B)	Pressed Steel Car Company	1907	Since 1929	Ex- New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad boxcar. Is the oldest equipment notwithstanding surviving from the pre-tourist era, next to Plymouth 20 ton No. 1. Boxcar number SRC #110, NY&PNRR #998, PRR #96451. Used on photograph charters similar the other equipment.

Rider car roster [edit]

SRR No.	Proper name	Builder	Built	Type	Notes	Significance of Car Name
10	Reading	Harlan and Hollingsworth	1913	Business organization	ex Reading	Original proper name given to the auto by Edward Stotesbury, former president of the Reading Railroad. Originally named "Paradise" from 1964 to 2001. Restored to original "Reading" paint scheme.
twenty	William Yard. Moedinger	Jackson & Sharpe	1913	Bus	ex Maryland and Pennsylvania	Named for Strasburg Rails Road Company founder and fifth company president (1971-1982). Put into service at Strasburg in 1959. Number 20 is its original MA&PA number. Originally named "Willow Brook" from 1959 until 2007 when it was renamed "William M. Moedinger".[31]
58	Cherry Loma / Huber Leath	Harlan and Hollingsworth	1911	Coach	ex Reading	Named for Strasburg Track Route Visitor founder and CMO (1962-1986). Arrived at Strasburg in 1958. Originally named "Cherry Hill" from 1958 until 2007 when it was renamed "Huber Leath".[31]
59	Grasshopper Level	B&Chiliad Salem Shops	1904	Coach	ex Boston and Maine	A nickname for an area of Lancaster Canton merely south of Strasburg along Road 896. Arrived at Strasburg in 1959.
60	Eshleman Run / Donald E.L. Hallock	B&M Concorde Shops	1903	Combine	ex Boston and Maine	Named for Strasburg Rail Road Company founder and 3rd company president (1965-1970). Arrived at Strasburg in 1960. Originally named "Eshelman Run" from 1960 until 1999 when it was renamed "Donald Eastward.L. Hallock".[31]
62	Gobbler'south Knob	Pullman	1897	Double-decker	ex Boston and Maine	A nickname for an surface area in Lancaster Canton just due south of Strasburg along Route 896. Put into service in 1962.
65	Walnut Hollow	Harlan & Hollingsworth	1910	Coach	ex Reading	Unknown significance. Put into service at Strasburg in 1962.
68	How-do-you-do Dolly	Pullman	1896	Open Air/Observation	ex Boston and Maine built every bit a coach	Named for the 1969 movie for which this car was rebuilt and in which this car starred.
seventy	Cherry Crest	Pullman	1904	Coach	ex Boston and Maine	Named for the ex-Cornelius Ferree farm along the Strasburg Rail Road line. Put into service at Strasburg in 1970.
71	Daffodil Spring	Pullman	1904	Open Air	ex Boston and Maine built as a coach	No significance in the name. Put into service at Strasburg in 1971.
72	Factory Creek	Pullman	1906	Double-decker	ex Boston and Maine	Named for the tributary of the Conestoga River. Put into service at Strasburg in 1972.
73	Pleasant View	Pullman	1907	Open Air	ex Boston and Maine, built as Double-decker.	No significance to the proper noun. Put into service at Strasburg in 1973.
75	Henry K. Long	Laconia	1910	Lounge	ex Boston and Maine, built as Bus	Named for Strasburg Rail Road Company founder and first company president (1958-1963). Put into service at Strasburg in 1975.
88	Pequea Creek	Laconia	1910	Parlor	ex Boston and Maine, built equally Passenger vehicle	Named "Marian" for Strasburg Rail Road Company founder and commencement lath secretary. She was the wife of William 1000. Moedinger. Put into service as the First Class Parlor car at Strasburg in 1988.
92	Susquehanna Valley	Harlan & Hollingsworth	1910	Coach	ex Reading	Named "Susquehanna" for the Susquehanna River, which forms the western boundary of Lancaster County. Put into service at Strasburg in 1992.
93	Lee E. Brenner	Laconia	1909	Diner	ex Boston and Maine, built equally Motorbus, only wooden dining car in regular service in the United states	Named for Strasburg Rail Road Company founder and the second company president (1963-1964). Put into service at Strasburg as the dining machine in 1993.
96	William McFarlan	Pullman	1896	Coach	ex Boston and Maine	Named for a former Strasburg Rail Route Company VP whose estate gift funds to the company, from which the restoration of this car was fabricated possible. Put into service at Strasburg in 1996.
99	Valley View	Laconia	1909	Open Air	ex Boston and Maine, built every bit Coach	No significance with the name. Put into service at Strasburg in 1999.
105	Warren F. Benner	Barney & Smith	1912	Charabanc	ex Western Maryland	Named for Strasburg Track Route Company founder and second company treasurer (1967-1998). Put into service at Strasburg in 2005.
118	Linn W. Moedinger	American Car & Foundry	1910	Lounge	ex Baltimore and Ohio	Cocooned from 1990 to 2015. Restored 2015–2018. Completed November 2018. Inaugural run Nov 19, 2018. Named for Strasburg Rail Route Visitor CMO (1988-2018), president (2000-2018), and son of William and Marian Moedinger.
3214	none	Laconia	1909	Baggage	ex Boston and Maine, congenital as Combine	rebuilt in the 70'south and used for a photo charter in the 80's. Now used for storage purposes
TBD	TBD	Wagner Palace Machine Company.	1899	Coach	ex Rutland 704, cocooned
TBD	TBD	Barney & Smith	1910	Cafe/Ascertainment	ex Baltimore and Ohio, cocooned
TBD	TBD	Jackson & Sharpe	1899	Coach	ex Bangor and Aroostook, cocooned
TBD	TBD	Jackson & Sharpe	1899	Charabanc	ex Bangor and Aroostook, cocooned
9125	TBD	ACF	1946	Luggage	ex New York Key	used for storage
9140	TBD	ACF	1946	Baggage	ex New York Central	used for storage
9146	TBD	ACF	1946	Luggage	ex New York Central	used for storage

Retired equipment roster [edit]

SRR No.	Proper name	Architect	Built	Type	Notes	Significance of Automobile Name
200	London Run	Harlan and Hollingsworth	1920's	Coach	ex Western Maryland Railroad	Was used on normal trains in the 1980s when it arrived, though it was sold to Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad in the late 1980s.
203	Conestoga Creek	Juniata	1930's	open air	ex-Pennsylvania Railroad.	Conestoga Creek was one of the first few coaches Strasburg had later 1958. She arrived in 1962-1963 as a PRR MU trailer. She was the only open air coach they had next to the Cinder Catcher Club Motorcar #102. She was sold in the 1970s or 1980s to the Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad.
	Pequea Valley	Pullman	1920	12-ii Sleeper	ex Pullman	Pequea Valley was a steel sleeper car built by Pullman for long trains and was named "White Cloud". However, in 1958 she was bought by Strasburg and renamed. She was used to tour the country with a Reading business organisation coach named "Paradise". When the tours were over, Pequea Valley would be on static display with Paradise. IN 1984 she was painted a rust ruby, renamed Pullman, and was sold to Harlansburg Station, PA for static brandish.
(PRR 7510)	Strasburg	Juniata	1927	observation	ex Pennsylvania Railroad Z74 observation auto	Had no number while on Strasburg and was never used on the normal consist dorsum in 1971 when she arrived. She would sit in the siding where the track is next to the sheds. She was sold in 1976 to Oliver C. Joseph Dodge.
120 or 102	Cinder Catcher Guild Car	American Car & Foundry	1913	Open up air gondola	ex-Pennsylvania Railroad	She is a GRa gondola for the PRR to use. She arrived at Strasburg in 1959 and used as a snowplow until 1962 where she would be turned into an open air gondola to exist used like a coach. She was retired in the 70's and was used similar other freight cars at the time. She sits in the chiliad rotting away until further restoration.
11		Pennsylvania Railroad	1904	Caboose	ex PRR	EX-PRR ND Bobber Caboose #476582. Was used from 1959 to 1969 where she was sold to a railroad train station in New Oxford, PA
(PRR #7446)		Pennsylvania Railroad	1930's	BURRO 5 ton crane	ex PRR	EX-PRR v crane #7446. Was used from 1961 to 2016-2017 where she was sold to Walkersville Southern Railroad. Tipped over on her side in 1964 on a prepare of points
3556		Pennsylvania Railroad	1886	Charabanc	ex PRR	EX-PRR wooden double-decker #3556. Was leased with 1223 at Strasburg Rail Route from 1965 to 1989, where she was used on the final run with 1223 nicknamed the "Pennsylvania Limited". Currently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania.
8177		Pennsylvania Railroad	1896	Motorcoach	ex PRR	EX-PRR wooden bus #8177. She was leased with 1223 and 3556 by Strasburg from 1965 to 1989, where she was used on the last run with 1223 nicknamed the "Pennsylvania Limited" like 3556. Currently on brandish at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania.
4639		Pennsylvania Railroad	1900'south	Combine coach	ex PRR	EX-PRR wooden combine bus #4639. She was leased with 1223, 3556, and 8177 by Strasburg from 1965 to 1989, where she was used on the last run with 1223 nicknamed the "Pennsylvania Limited" like 3556 and 8177. Currently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania.
245		Harlan and Hollingsworth	1920's	Coach	Ex-Pullman	Little to nothing is known about this coach also that information technology was a cherry red, had a white roof, and was EX-Gettysburg Railroad Bus. Was at Strasburg Rails Road in the 1980s.
330		Harlan and Hollingsworth	1916-1920	Motorbus	ex-Pullman	EX-Gettysburg Railroad 2300-Series coach. EX-New Jersey Transit #4330. Was at Strasburg in there mid-fourscore'southward and was sold to Middletown and Hummelstown Railroad
201		Pullman	1920	Coach	Ex-Pullman EMU	ex-Conrail. At Strasburg in 1992. At Grapevine Vintage Railroad
202		Harlan and Hollingsworth	1920	multiple units auto	Ex-Pullman EMU	ex-Conrail. At Strasburg in 1992. At Grapevine Vintage Railroad
207		Pullman	1920	Coach	Ex-Pullman EMU	ex-Conrail #3367. At Strasburg in 1992. At Grapevine Vintage Railroad
208		Pullman	1920	Coach	Ex-Pullman EMU	ex-Conrail 3367. At Strasburg in 1992. At Grapevine Vintage Railroad
209		Pullman	1920	Coach	Ex-Pullman EMU	ex-Conrail 3355. At Strasburg in 1992. At Grapevine Vintage Railroad
835		Western Maryland	1917	Omnibus	Ex-Western Maryland	ex-Western Maryland. At Strasburg Runway Road in 1998–2005. Sold to Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. Sold to West Virginia Railroad Museum.
72		Pullman	1930s	Coach	Ex-Pullman	ex-Eastern Pacific 72. At Strasburg in 1998.
lxx		Pullman	1930s	Coach	Ex-Pullman	ex-Eastern Pacific 70. At Strasburg in 1999.

References [edit]

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Sources [edit]

• Bell, Kurt; Plant, Jeremy (2015). Strasburg Rail Road In Color (1st ed.). Morning Sun Books. ISBN978-1582484792.
• Conner, Eric; Barrall, Steve (2017). Strasburg Rail Route. Images of Runway (1st ed.). Arcadia Publishing. ISBN978-one-4671-2507-9.
• Moedinger, William M. (1983). The Road to Paradise: The Story of the Rebirth of the Strasburg Runway Route (2nd ed.). The Strasburg Rail Road Shop.
• Edson, William D.; Corley, Raymond F. (Autumn 1982). "Locomotives of the Yard Trunk Railway". Railroad History. Boston, Mass.: The Railway and Locomotive Historical Lodge, Inc. (147). ISSN 0090-7847.
• Hallock, Donald E. L (1964). "A cursory history of the Strasburg Track Road". Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Lancaster, PA: Lancaster Canton Historical Guild. 68 (4): 129–146.

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