The following history was related by one of the M&H conductors, Mr. Charles High. The History: The M&H Railroad was chartered in 1888 by local businessmen who wanted to increase competition in rates for passengers and freight to come out of Middletown. Up until that point, the Middletown / Hummelstown / Harrisburg area’s transportation needs had been served by the Union Canal (commissioned in 1791 by William Penn in order to connect the Susquehanna River in Harrisburg…
We recently returned our side-dump MW car to service. The car was about 2/3 submerged in the flood waters of T.S Lee in 2011. The brake system was full of water and had to be rebuilt. It needed new journal pads, other brake components, and a new paint job. The shop completed the work over the winter. After passing an FRA inspection, the car was returned to MW and buffer car service. The dumping system…
Trains are one of the things that the snow doesn’t stop – at least in south central Pennsylvania.
In November 2013 we began work to restore the track south of the bridge that was washed out during Tropical Storm Lee. This previous post has photos of the track damaged by flooding. In the following photos the sub-roadbed is being put in – when complete over 700 tons of material will be used just for the sub-roadbed! Then it’s on to regular ballast, ties, plates, rail, spike, tamp and drop more ballast. The south…
Since locomotive number 2 is finished, we’re now sprucing up the railroad station with newly repainted benches, decking and currently working on the roof eaves. We’re trying to make the place look the best that it can! Come check out all the hard work done at our railroad station. See you soon.
Here are some pictures taken in September 2011 by Frankie to show the track by our Civil War Field. Sadly, it has made us cancel the Civil War Reenactment for this year. Pictures from the home page:
This is the dining car featured on our dinner trains. Decorations and arrangements change according to the featured event, but this is the general appearance of the car.
