The original M & H Railroad Company was formed in 1888 by local businessmen. Construction of the line between its namesake Boroughs was completed in 1890. From then until 1976 it was part of the Reading Railroad. Since 1976, the Middletown & Hummelstown Railroad has been an independent company. Freight service has been provided since 1976 and tourist passenger service has been provided since 1986.
The M & H Railroad uses a 1941 or 1955 General Electric Diesel Locomotive for passenger service. Our Canadian National Steam Engine #91 Mogul 2-6-0 runs limited service. (Please see our schedule for her “100th Birthday Runs” in 2010.) The 1956 ALCO (900-HP) and 1969 ALCO (1000-HP) Diesel Electric Engines handle freight interchanged with the Norfolk Southern Railroad at our Middletown interchange.
Several pieces of historic rolling stock are in the yard display area including the following:
- 1903 trolley freight car built in Middletown,
- 1800’s wooden boxcar with link and pin couplers,
- trolley snow sweeper,
- streetcars built in the 1930’s and 40’s, and
- 1906 Convertible Trolley (which ran in Brooklyn, NY until 1947.)
Trolley Car 441, which was 100 years old in 2009, is a single truck trolley.
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