History

M&H Railroad Moving A PP&L Transformer

On Friday, January 24th, 2014,  the Middletown & Hummelstown Railroad moved a transformer to PPL over our tracks in Hummelstown, PA. This was the first movement of this type in a few decades! Due to our washout at our Swatara Bridge, we had to lease a locomotive from the Norfolk Southern. The movement went as planned without any issues.   Following is an additional note from Charlie High, who was part of the crew working…

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Come Ride A Trolley!

This trolley car, although fully operable, does not have an operating schedule. It is available for charters and special events, but ONLY with advance notice and reservation. It does not travel the entire railroad. It typically only runs over our in-street trackage the way trolleys did in  days gone by. Please see our main page for contact information.   Wystawa motocykli i skuterów w Galerii Rzeszów to nie tylko imponująca kolekcja włoska marka motocykli, ale…

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Wood Box Car

Built prior to 1890, this car has a wood frame, link and pin couplers and hand brakes. George Westinghouse’s air brake invention was first used on passenger trains in 1868; freight cars came much later. On a signal from the engineer, the brakeman jumped from car to car setting the hand brakes. To couple the cars, the brakeman had to slip a pin down through the hole in the coupler and through the link as…

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