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Strasburg Rail Road
Overview
HeadquartersStrasburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Reporting markSRC
LocaleStrasburg and Paradise Townships, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Dates of operation1832 (1832)–present
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Length4.02 mi (6.47 km)
Other
Websitestrasburgrailroad.com
Strasburg Rail Road
Legend
Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania
PA-741.svg
PA 741
Gap Road
 East Strasburg
Paradise Lane
Esbenshade Road
Groundhog Cut
 Cherry Hill
Pop. 17 (more or less)
Cherry Hill Road
 Groff's Grove
Carpenters
Black Horse Road
Pumpkinville Turnpike
Leaman Place
Keystone Corridor

The Strasburg Rail Road (reporting mark SRC) is a heritage railroad and the oldest continuously operating standard-gauge railroad in the western hemisphere, as well as the oldest public utility in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Chartered in 1832, the Strasburg Rail Road Company is today a heritage railroad offering excursion trains hauled by steam locomotives on 4.02 mi (6.47 km) of track[1] in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, as well as providing contract railroad mechanical services, and freight service to area shippers. The railroad's headquarters are outside Strasburg, Pennsylvania.

Strasburg has a total of five operational steam locomotives on its roster, as well as several others in various stages of restoration. As of 2022, Canadian National No. 89, Norfolk & Western No. 475 and Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal No. 15 (rebuilt as Thomas the Tank Engine) are all in active service, while Canadian National No. 7312 (No. 31) is currently undergoing restoration back to operation and Great Western No. 90 is undergoing its FRA inspection and overhaul.[2][3] The other steam locomotive is 15” Gauge 4-4-0 built by Cagney in the early 1900s.[2] They also have the nation's largest operating fleet of historic wooden passenger coaches. The Strasburg Rail Road is one of the few railroads in the U.S. to occasionally use steam locomotives to haul revenue freight trains. It hosts 300,000 visitors per year.[4]

The nearby Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania occasionally uses Strasburg Rail Road tracks to connect to the Amtrak Philadelphia-to-Harrisburg Main Line junction in Paradise, Pennsylvania.

Description

Strasburg RR in 2004

Strasburg Rail Road is a shortline railroad that connects the town of Strasburg with Amtrak's Keystone Corridor mainline. Today, the line is used for excursion trains, that carry passengers on a 45-minute round-trip journey from East Strasburg to Leaman Place Junction through nearly 2,500 acres (1,000 ha) in southeastern Lancaster County.

The railroad includes the United States' only operational wooden dining car on which visitors may dine while riding. Attractions at the station include the fully operational 15 in (381 mm) gauge Pint-Sized Pufferbelly[5] (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.[6]

The railroad's mechanical and car shops maintain and restore locomotives and rolling stock for the Strasburg Rail Road and a wide variety of public and private clients, including fellow railroads, steam locomotive operators, train museums, and other heavy industries. In 2016–17, the shops were enlarged to 30,000 square feet (2,790 m2) to accommodate demand for their services.

Its freight department provides shipping and transloading for local and regional clients. Since 2008, freight carloads have increased substantially, which resulted in development of a new $1.5 million transloading facility funded by the railroad and matching grants.[7]

On February 12, 2023, the railroad opened up a six track freight yard that is located off of U.S. 30, Lincoln Highway.[8]

History

By the 1820s, the canal system had replaced the Conestoga wagon as the primary method of overland transportation. When the Susquehanna Canal opened, the majority of goods were directed through Baltimore, Maryland, rather than Philadelphia.[9][10] The small amount of goods that were destined for Philadelphia traveled via a wagon road through Strasburg.[10] Philadelphia attempted to reclaim its position as a major port city by constructing the Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad in 1831. A railroad was easier and more cost effective to build than a canal. Because the new railroad would bypass Strasburg and cause Strasburg to lose its livelihood, a group of businessmen petitioned the state government for the right to build their own railroad to connect Strasburg to the Philadelphia and Columbia.[11] A charter was issued by the Pennsylvania Legislature with the signature of Governor George Wolf on June 9, 1832 to "incorporate the Strasburg rail road [sic]".[12]

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.[11][13] The railroad operated as a horse-drawn railroad until it purchased a second-hand Norris-built, 4-2-0 steam locomotive named the William Penn in 1851.[13] 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 accommodate the locomotive.[14] In 1866, the Herrs were granted a charter to extend the Strasburg Rail Road to Quarryville; surveys were carried out, but the extension was eventually canceled because of an economic depression in 1867.[15] Isaac Groff managed The Strasburg Rail Road for about 20 years until the fire of January 16, 1871, which destroyed the depot, grist, and merchant-mill, planing-mill and machine-shop — in all, more than $50,000 worth of property. In 1878, the Strasburg Rail Road and the shops were sold.[16] The railroad was eventually again sold in 1888 to Edward Musselman, with the Musselman family retaining control 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.[17]

In 1926, the Strasburg Rail Road purchased a 20-short-ton (17.9-long-ton; 18.1 t), gasoline-powered, Plymouth switcher—the only locomotive that was ever built specifically for the Strasburg Rail Road.[17] By 1958, the railroad fell on hard-times from cumulative effect of years of declining freight business and infrequent runs, damage caused by Hurricane Hazel and inspectors from the Interstate Commerce Commission's lack of approval for operation of the Plymouth locomotive.[17][18] Upon the death of Bryson Homsher, the Homsher estate filed for abandonment with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.[19] Hearing of the potential abandonment, an effort to purchase and save the railroad was organized by Henry K. Long and Donald E. L. Hallock, both railfans from Lancaster. They organized a small, non-profit group to purchase the railroad. After the better part of a year of hard work, the purchase was completed on November 1, 1958.[20] The following week, on November 8, the first carload of revenue freight was hauled to what was then the only customer, a mill in Strasburg.[20]

Tourist excursion service began on January 4, 1959, and their first steam locomotive arrived the following year in June 1960.[21]

Equipment

Locomotives

Number Type Images Wheel Arrangement Builder Built Serial Number Former Status Notes
31/7312 Steam 0-6-0 Baldwin Locomotive Works 1908 32894 Canadian National Railway Undergoing restoration [2]
90 Steam 2-10-0 Baldwin Locomotive Works 1924 57812 Great Western Railway of Colorado Undergoing 1,472 day inspection and overhaul [2]
89 Steam 2-6-0 Canadian Locomotive Company 1910 922 Canadian National Railway Operational [2]
475 Steam 4-8-0 Baldwin Locomotive Works 1906 28343 Norfolk and Western Railway Operational [2]
1/15 Steam 0-6-0T H.K. Porter, Inc. 1917 5966 Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal Operational [2]
972 Steam 4-6-0 Montreal Locomotive Works 1912 51106 Canadian Pacific Railway Stored, disassembled [2]
10 Diesel (B-B) Sanders Machine Shop 1915 Unknown Lancaster, Oxford and Southern Railway Operational [2]
1 Gas (B) Plymouth Locomotive Works 1926 2452 None Operational [2]
2 Gas (B) Plymouth Locomotive Works 1930 Unknown Unknown Operational [2]
8618 Diesel (B-B) Electro-Motive Diesel 1952 16193 New York Central Railroad Operational [2]
1235 Diesel (B-B) Electro-Motive Diesel 1953 18960 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Undergoing restoration [2]

No. 1 has operated on the Strasburg Rail Road ever since it was built in 1926. The engine is notable for being used to reconstruct the track and rails for the railroad between 1958 and 1959, after the railroad was purchased to become a tourist line.[2][1]

No. 7312 originally operated for the Grand Trunk Railway and later the Canadian National Railway.[22] It was the very first steam locomotive to be purchased by the Strasburg Rail Road in June 1959, it arrived on property in June 1960 and was placed into service on September 1, 1960, pulling the railroad's very first tourist train.[23][24][2][25] It becoming the very first steam locomotive to return to service in the United States.[24] It continued service until 2009, when it was taken out of service to undergo an extensive Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) 1,472 day inspection and overhaul.[24] As of March 2023, it is currently undergoing restoration and overhaul to return to active service in the near future.[24][3]

No. 90 originally operated on the Great Western Railway of Colorado to the company's towering mill in Loveland, Colorado where it hauled sugar beet trains.[1] It was purchased by the Strasburg Rail Road on April 5, 1967 for a price of $23.000.00, it arrived on property a month later on May 5, 1967.[1][2] Upon arrival, No. 90 would make its first run for Strasburg on May 13, 1967.[2] The engine is occasionally repainted into different paint schemes for photo charters, such as the Great Western Railway (Colorado) scheme in a 2013 charter.[26] [1][27] In April 2023, No. 90 was taken out of service to undergo its Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) 1,472 day inspection and overhaul.[28][29]

No. 89 operated for the Green Mountain Railroad, in conjunction with Steamtown, U.S.A.. It was purchased by the Strasburg Rail Road in July 1972, and while en route to Strasburg in June of that year, it was in Penn Central's Buttonwood, Pennsylvania yard when Hurricane Agnes flooded the Susquehanna River.[30][31][32] The floodwaters entered the locomotive's stack, delaying its debut at Strasburg. Upon arriving on property in June 1972, No. 89 would make its first run for Strasburg the following year on Match 17, 1973.[2] When No. 89 first began operating on Strasburg, it originally faced East hauling the excursion trains, it would remain that way in that status until the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania's turntable was installed across the street in late 1973.[33][34][2]

No. 2 was acquired by the Strasburg Rail Road in 1984, it is occasionally used to move heavy equipment around the railyard. The engine would occasionally be re-themed to the Thomas character "Rusty" for the Day Out with Thomas events.[2][1]

No. 475 originally operated for the Norfolk and Western Railway hauling freight, after retirement, it was sold to several different owners until being purchased by the Strasburg Rail Road in June 1991.[35][36][37] Upon arriving on property on July 20, 1991, it went through a two year restoration and was returned to operating condition in November 4, 1993.[37][35][36][2] No. 475 would occasionally be refitted to resemble its sister locomotive No. 382 for Virginia Creeper photo charter events, hosted by Lerro Productions on separate occasions.[38][39] Additionally, for the movie Thomas and the Magic Railroad, No. 475 and three passenger cars (only two of which wound up being used) were re-lettered "Indian Valley".

"Thomas" is actually Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal No. 15, originally built in March 1917 by the H.K. Porter Company.[2] The locomotive was sold to the SRC 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 SRC's annual Day Out With Thomas events.[40] In April 2014, Thomas's face was replaced with the animatronic CGI face with the mouth's ability to open and close, and a voice speaker.[40]

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.[41] It currently sits in storage until it can be repaired.[2]

SRC also has a collection of early internal combustion locomotives; all but No. 1235 are in operation.

No. 10 original operated for the Lancaster, Oxford and Southern Railway until the line closed in 1918.[42] In 1919, it was sold to the Grasse River Railroad in New York where it continued service there until 1960.[42] That same year, it was later sold to Winston Gottschalk of the Strasburg Rail Road.[2][42] In 1991, it entered the Strasburg shops for a complete restoration.[42] After six years of restoration work, the railcar re-entered passenger service in 1997 and has continued operating since then.[42][2]

No. 8618 originally operated for the New York Central Railroad, it was acquired by the Strasburg Rail Road in 2009.[2] The engine is used for freight services only and would also haul excursion trains on occasion from time to time. The engine would also be occasionally re-themed into the Thomas character "Mavis" for the Day Out with Thomas events.[2][1]

No. 1235 was brought to the railroad in late 2018.[2] It arrived in poor condition, painted in faded Santa Fe dark blue, and is currently under going restoration to operation. No. 1235 is an ex-ATSF SSB-1200, rebuilt from a 1953 EMD SW9. In 1984, it was sold by GE to Celanese Corp.[43][2]

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

Cagney locomotives

Number Type Images Wheel Arrangement Builder Built Serial Number Former Status Notes
3 Steam 4-4-0 Cagney Bros. 1920 Unknown Unknown Operational [2]
9 Steam 4-4-0 Cagney Bros. 1903 Unknown Unknown Stored, awaiting restoration [2]

The railroad also has a collection of Cagney locomotives, but only one is in operation.

No. 3 is a 15 in (381 mm) gauge miniature type steam locomotive that may have originally operated at Coney Island, New York, it was acquired by the Strasburg Rail Road in 2003 and has remained in active service ever since.[2][44]

No. 9 is another 15 in (381 mm) gauge miniature type steam locomotive that may have also operated at Coney Island, New York, it was acquired by the Strasburg Rail Road in 2012 to operate along with No. 3.[2] It was originally planned to enter service in 2013.[2] However, it is currently sitting in storage awaiting to enter service in the near future.[2]

Former units

Number Type Images Wheel Arrangement Builder Built Serial Number Former Current owner Notes
1223 Steam 4-4-0 Juniata 1905 1399 Pennsylvania Railroad Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania [2]
7002 Steam 4-4-2 Juniata 1902 929 Pennsylvania Railroad Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania [2]
1187 Steam 0-4-0 Baldwin Locomotive Works 1903 21831 Reading Company Age of Steam Roundhouse [2]
7 Diesel (B-B) General-Electric 1915 Unknown Warwick Railway Middletown and Hummelstown Railroad
21 Diesel (B) Mack 1921 6005 Lewisburg, Milton and Watsonburg Railroad Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania
9331 Diesel (B-B) General-Electric 1948 29964 Pennsylvania Railroad Walkersville Southern Railroad (Privately owned) [2]
8000 Electric (B+B) American Locomotives, General Electric Company & Ingersoll Rand 1931 Unknown Baltimore and Ohio Railroad National Museum of Transportation
98 Steam 4-4-0 ALCO 1909 45921 Mississippi Central Railroad Wilmington and Western Railroad

Both No. 1223 and No. 7002 were leased for operation. 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.[45] No. 7002 was also 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 part of their boilers, thus the engines were taken out of service. The railroad stated they could have done the repairs but the lessor, the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, wanted to preserve the historical fabric of each locomotive and did not renew their leases the following year. No. 1223's last day of service for SRC was Thursday, October 26, 1989, while No. 7002's was earlier that year in January right after filming a Prudential Insurance commercial in Harrisburg Train Station. They have both remained on static display since being removed from service.

SRC No. 4 is a camelback-type locomotive originally built as Reading Railroad A4b No. 1187 by The Baldwin Locomotive Works. The locomotive has the distinction of being the only SRC locomotive to arrive under its own power, doing so in 1962 from E&G Brooke Iron Company of Birdsboro, PA. [2][46] It had inadequate strength for SRC's heavy trains. As such, it ran as a switcher during the summer months from 1963 to 1967. After a loan to the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, it long sat dismantled pending long-term future restoration. It was acquired by the Age of Steam Roundhouse in Sugarcreek, Ohio during a July 15, 2020[47][48] auction and left the Strasburg yard on July 31, 2020.[47][48]

No. 98 was bought by Strasburg to be used like 31 and 4, but restoration was slow and therefore, the engine was sold to the Wilmington and Western Railroad. It is currently out of service undergoing a overhaul. [49]

Visiting units

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

Number Type Images Wheel Arrangement Builder Built
B&O Tom Thumb Replica Steam 0-4-0 Baltimore and Ohio Railroad 1926-1927
B&O 25 William Mason Steam 4-4-0 Mason Machine Works 1856
611 Steam 4-8-4 Roanoke Shops 1950
764 Diesel GP7 (B-B) Electro-Motive Diesel 1954
37 Steam 2-8-2T ALCO 1924
39 Steam 4-6-0 Juniata Shops 1929

B&O Tom Thumb Replica visited once for a rebuild, owned by B&O Railroad Museum.

B&O 25 William Mason visited for a rebuild to prepare for an appearance in Wild, Wild West, owned by B&O Railroad Museum.[50]

No. 611 visited in 2019 for the N&W Reunion of Steam event, visited again in 2021 and 2022,[51][52][53] owned by the Virginia Museum of Transportation[54] It will run its last excursions beginning in May 2023, after which it will return to the VMT.

No. 764 is an ex-Union Pacific (built), ex-Amtrak, ex-Maine Eastern, owned by RR Power Leasing, temporarily leased in 2016.[55]

No. 37 is an ex-Sugar Pine Lumber Company. Last operated in the 1990s. Purchased by Timber Heritage Association in November 2003 and moved from Wilmington & Western Railroad to Strasburg Railroad in 2010 to await funding for restoration to operational status.

No. 39 is a PRR G5 class "Ten Wheeler" type steam locomotive.[56] Ex-Long Island Rail Road.[2] Boiler arrival on property in 2008, currently awaiting for restoration. The rest of the locomotives parts are stored at the Railroad Museum of Long Island.

Pre-1958

Strasburg rostered at least six steam locomotives prior to 1958. Evidence suggests that Strasburg only rostered one 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 it.

Number Type Images Wheel Arrangement Builder Built Notes
560 Steam 0-4-0 Juniata 1893 EX-PRR A3 class switcher. Strasburg's last steam locomotive before acquiring the Plymouth.
937 Steam 4-4-0 Juniata 1876 EX-Pennsylvania Railroad D5 4-4-0 engine. Renumbered as Strasburg's second No. 1 and scrapped in 1924 after it was retired from service.
929 Steam 4-4-0 Juniata 1873 EX-Pennsylvania Railroad D3 4-4-0 engine. Renumbered as Strasburg's first No. 1. Sold in 1906 after plymouth was cheaper to maintain
"Strasburg" Steam 4-4-0T Baldwin Locomotive Works 1863 Strasburg's first new locomotive.
"William Penn" Steam 4-2-0 Long & Norris 1835 Ex-Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad. Strasburg's first locomotive, rumored to be one of the first 50 locomotives built in the US. Possibly rebuilt Sold in 1865. Possibly rebuilt when sold.
5203 combine coach (B+B) Juniata unknown Ex-Pennsylvania Railroad combine coach. Rebuilt with an added door to better load and unload milk and supplies at Leaman Place station and the Homsher Mill. Retired 1929, remained on the property until the 1950s
5203 monitor rood combine coach (B+B) Juniata cir. 1860s Ex-Pennsylvania Railroad 1860s monitor roof combine coach. Used from 1892 to cir. 1926, cut down to a flatcar and remained on the property for 3 more years until she was taken to parts
W-04 boxcar (B+B) Pressed Steel Car Company 1907 Ex-New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad boxcar. Is the oldest equipment still surviving from the pre-tourist era, next to Plymouth 20 ton No. 1. Boxcar number SRC #110, NY&PNRR #998, PRR #96451. Used on photo charters like the other equipment.

Passenger car equipment

SRR No. Name Image Builder Built Type Notes Significance of Car Name
10 Reading Harlan and Hollingsworth 1913 Business ex-Reading Original name given to the car by Edward Stotesbury, former president of the Reading Railroad. Originally named "Paradise" from 1964 to 2001. Restored to original "Reading" paint scheme.
20 William M. Moedinger Jackson & Sharpe 1913 Coach ex-Maryland and Pennsylvania Named for Strasburg Rail 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".[57]
58 Cherry Hill / Huber Leath Harlan and Hollingsworth 1911 Coach ex-Reading Named for Strasburg Rail Road Company founder and CMO (1962-1986). Arrived at Strasburg in 1958. Originally named "Cherry Hill" from 1958 until 2007 when it was renamed "Huber Leath".[57]
59 Grasshopper Level B&M Salem Shops 1904 Coach ex-Boston and Maine A nickname for an area of Lancaster County just south of Strasburg along Route 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 E.L. Hallock".[57]
62 Gobbler's Knob Pullman 1897 Coach ex-Boston and Maine A nickname for an area in Lancaster County just 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 1965.
68 Hello Dolly Pullman 1896 Open Air/Observation ex-Boston and Maine built as a coach Named for the 1969 movie for which this car was rebuilt and in which this car starred.
70 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 Mill Creek Pullman 1906 Coach 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 Coach. No significance to the name. Put into service at Strasburg in 1973.
75 Henry K. Long Laconia 1910 Lounge ex-Boston and Maine, built as Coach Named for Strasburg Rail Road Company founder and first company president (1958-1963). Put into service at Strasburg in 1975.
88 Marian Laconia 1910 Parlor ex-Boston and Maine, built as Coach Named "Marian" for Strasburg Rail Road Company founder and first board secretary. She was the wife of William M. Moedinger. Put into service as the First Class Parlor car at Strasburg in 1988.
92 Susquehanna 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 as Coach, only wooden dining car in regular service in the US Named for Strasburg Rail Road Company founder and the second company president (1963-1964). Put into service at Strasburg as the dining car in 1993.
96 William McFarlan Pullman 1896 Coach ex-Boston and Maine Named for a former Strasburg Rail Road Company VP whose estate gift funds to the company, from which the restoration of this car was made possible. Put into service at Strasburg in 1996.
99 Valley View Laconia 1909 Open Air ex-Boston and Maine, built as Coach No significance with the name. Put into service at Strasburg in 1999.
105 Warren F. Benner Barney & Smith 1912 Coach ex-Western Maryland Named for Strasburg Rail Road 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 November 19, 2018. Named for Strasburg Rail Road Company CMO (1988-2018), president (2000-2018), and son of William and Marian Moedinger.
3214 none Laconia 1909 Baggage ex-Boston and Maine, built as Combine rebuilt in the 70's and used for a photo charter in the 80's. Now used for storage purposes
TBD TBD Wagner Palace Car Company. 1899 Coach ex-Rutland 704, cocooned
TBD TBD Barney & Smith 1910 Cafe/Observation ex Baltimore and Ohio, cocooned
TBD TBD Jackson & Sharpe 1899 Coach ex-Bangor and Aroostook, cocooned
TBD TBD Jackson & Sharpe 1899 Coach ex-Bangor and Aroostook, cocooned
9125 TBD ACF 1946 Baggage ex-New York Central used for storage
9140 TBD ACF 1946 Baggage ex-New York Central used for storage
9146 TBD ACF 1946 Baggage ex-New York Central used for storage

Accidents and incidents

On November 2, 2022, while running around a passenger train at Leaman Place, Paradise, No. 475 collided head-on with an excavator parked on a siding.[58] The impact punched a hole in the smokebox door.[58] No crew or passengers were injured, and the damage done was deemed relatively minor.[59] The collision was broadcast live via Virtual Railfan and was caught on video via cellphone by one of the passengers on board the train that day.[58][60] The accident was caused by a misaligned switch, and it is being investigated by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA).[58] Strasburg announced repairs on the locomotive had commenced immediately on November 3, the day after the accident.[61] Repairs were completed with the locomotive returning to service on November 7, 2022.[62]

In film and television

The Strasburg Rail Road and its locomotives have appeared in a number of films and television series, including Thomas and the Magic Railroad and The Gilded Age.[citation needed]

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