On this Day in History: Winter so cold the railroad ran tracks across a frozen Susquehanna

On this Day in History. The winter of 1852 was so cold that it froze the…

On this Day in History: 82-car freight train collides with a three-ton boulder near Safe Harbor

What happens when an 82-car freight train collides with a three-ton boulder? Engineer William Neway found…

Ice on the Susquehanna

Ice on the Susquehanna is a femme fatale—mysteriously beautiful and potentially dangerous. More than once, this…

Brief History of the Atglen & Susquehanna Branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad

In 1903, the Pennsylvania Railroad began an ambitious three-year engineering project which ran through Lancaster County,…

1852: Winter so cold the railroad ran tracks across a frozen Susquehanna

The winter of 1852 froze the Susquehanna at Havre De Grace solid. This presented a problem…

Race Against Time! Exploring the abandoned Kingsley Tower before its destruction

A Fourth of July weekend road trip turned into a race against time as I attempt…

Side Quest: Explore the wreckage of the Safe Harbor Christmas train accident

What happens when a freight train collides with a 3-ton boulder? Train engineer William Neway found…

Side Quest: Goff Run Culvert

For those brave enough to venture below the Enola Low-Grade, scores of beautiful tunnels and culverts…

River Guide: The Bridge Club – PA Railroad

This member of the Bridge Club is by far the most magnificent. A towering stone edifice…

Art: The Pennsy Running on Time

Whoo-o-o . . . . Who-o-o . . . . Whoo, Whoo-o-o-o . . . .…

Side Quest: Forgotten Structure of the Susquehanna

Less than 100 feet from the Susquehanna River nestled beside the Columbia and Port Deposit Railroad…

Art: Smith Tower on the Enola Low Grade

Pennsylvania Railroad's mightly M1 steam locomotive No. 6857 blasting its way westward past Smith Tower.

Art: ‘Doodle-Bug’ motor car of Mountville

"Doodle-Bug" motor car of Mountville pulls in on a cold winter morning with the day's mail.

Side Quest: Quarryville’s South Fork Big Beaver Creek Culvert

For those brave enough to venture below the Enola Low-Grade, scores of beautiful tunnels and culverts…

Art: Manheim Trolley through Kauffman’s Park

Manheim Trolley

Side Quest: Waterfall Culvert of Fairview Road

For those brave enough to venture below Enola Low-Grade, scores of beautifully constructed tunnels and culverts…

Art: Pequea Trolley in Martic Forge

Pequea Trolley in Martic Forge

Side Quest: Tour the massive Culvert of Little Beaver Creek

For those brave enough to venture below Enola Low-Grade, scores of beautifully constructed tunnels and culverts…

Side Quest: Why does the Enola Low-Grade have a medieval castle turret?

This isn't a medieval castle turret overlooking the Enola Low-Grade. It's the gatehouse to a 500,000-gallon…

Side Quest: Side-by-Side Culverts of Lakewood Drive

For those brave enough to venture below Enola Low-Grade, scores of beautifully constructed tunnels and culverts…