Ice on the Susquehanna is a femme fatale—mysteriously beautiful and potentially dangerous. More than once, this…
Tag: Railroad
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…
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…
Side Quest: Waterfall Culvert of Fairview Road
For those brave enough to venture below Enola Low-Grade, scores of beautifully constructed tunnels and culverts…
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…
Side Quest: Tour the Enola Low-Grade’s tunnel inside of a tunnel
For those brave enough to venture below Enola Low-Grade, scores of beautifully constructed tunnels and culverts…
‘Colonel’ John Mead: the enigmatic ‘Gentleman Bum’ of the River Hills
The discover the mysterious life of "Colonel" John Mead, a man who spent the last 25…