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Hanover Junction Railroad Depot |
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Built in 1859 by the Hanover Junction Railroad, this old station is one of two that once served the railroads in Gettysburg. It was at this station, now a museum, that President Abraham Lincoln arrived to deliver his famous Gettysburg Address. The tracks to the left of the depot would later become part of the Western Maryland Railway and still see use by CSX Transportation to this day. Note the old semaphores on the roof, once used to give train orders and long since replaced by modern signaling equipment. |
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1/29/2016 Upload Date: 10/11/2016 1:14:33 AM |
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Gettysburg, PA |
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Paul Koprowski |
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Gettysburg & Harrisburg Railroad Depot |
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This station, built in 1884, served passengers looking to travel to the town of Gettysburg as interest in the historic battlefields in the later years of the 19th century began to increase. In 1891 the depot became part of the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad system as part of their takeover of the Gettysburg & Harrisburg. Passenger service under the Reading Company would continue until 1941 due to highway competition and it would be a few decades before the station saw passengers again. After a few years as the originating point for various tourist excursions for different operators, the most recent being Pioneer Lines Scenic Railway, the 132 year old building is quiet again with only freight trains passing on the tracks outside. |
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1/29/2016 Upload Date: 10/11/2016 1:22:25 AM |
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Gettysburg, PA |
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Paul Koprowski |
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| Title: |
Reminder of Days Gone By |
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It was less than a decade ago that one could take a passenger train over the former Reading Company tracks that come into historic Gettysburg from Mount Holly Springs to the north. Those days are unfortunately long gone with this sign in front of the depot one of the few reminders of one of the many tourist railroads that operated in the Keystone State. The last passenger train left Gettysburg in 2008, the railroad now only operating freight. |
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1/29/2016 Upload Date: 10/11/2016 1:32:24 AM |
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Gettysburg, PA |
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Paul Koprowski |
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MPA 2005 |
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South of downtown Gettysburg, on display outside the Lincoln Train Museum, can be found this rare Maryland & Pennsylvania four wheel bobber caboose. Constructed in 1899 for the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie, it came to the Ma & Pa in 1925. |
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1/29/2016 Upload Date: 10/11/2016 1:37:40 AM |
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Gettysburg, PA |
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Paul Koprowski |
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| Title: |
Local Switching |
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Took some time to find but finally caught up to the Gettysburg & Northern local switching out a customer in Gardners. After this was completed about twenty minutes later, the train would continue north all the way to the NS interchange at Mt. Holly Springs. |
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1/29/2016 Upload Date: 10/11/2016 1:43:30 AM |
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Gardners, PA |
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Paul Koprowski |
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PREX 1001(GP10) GET 107(GP10) |
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| Title: |
Reading Company Station |
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The 1912 station at Gardners still stands trackside in faded Reading colors. Its purpose however is no longer railroad related as it seems to be used for a local business. |
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1/29/2016 Upload Date: 10/11/2016 1:49:51 AM |
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Gardners, PA |
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Paul Koprowski |
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| Title: |
GET Freight Northbound |
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Meandering north through the deep snow blanketing Adams County, the Gettysburg & Northern local sounds its horn for the Peach Glen-Idaville Road crossing. The load this day warrented the use of three locomotives, one F unit and two rebuilt Geeps. |
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1/29/2016 Upload Date: 10/12/2016 1:46:52 PM |
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Peach Glen, PA |
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Paul Koprowski |
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PREX 1755(FP9A) PREX 1001(GP10) GET 107(GP10) |
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| Title: |
PREX 1755 |
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One of Pioneer Railcorp's FP9As leads the northbound freight this day. PREX 1755 was constructed by GMD in 1957 for the Canadian National Railway as their number 6531. The paint scheme on the unit comes from the time it spent on the Algoma Central, which is also where it acquired its present road number. The locomotive is one of three F units that currently reside on this ex-Reading Company branch. |
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1/29/2016 Upload Date: 10/12/2016 1:54:21 PM |
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Peach Glen, PA |
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Paul Koprowski |
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PREX 1755(FP9A) |
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PREX 1001 |
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This chop nose GP10 started life in 1956 as a high hooded GP-9 for the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway. Originally C&O 6080, it was rebuilt to its present configuration by the Illinois Central Gulf, the faded markings of which can still be seen on the nose and sides of the unit. |
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1/29/2016 Upload Date: 10/12/2016 2:02:42 PM |
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Peach Glen, PA |
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Paul Koprowski |
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PREX 1001(GP10) |
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GET 107 |
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Named "Spirit of Gettysburg", this former PRR Geep was the only unit to carry the actual railroad name. Built in 1955 as PRR 7005, it also passed through Penn Central and Conrail, which rebuilt it to GP10 status. Throughout the years, the locomotive has retained its long hood forward status. |
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1/29/2016 Upload Date: 10/12/2016 2:10:05 PM |
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Peach Glen, PA |
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Paul Koprowski |
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GET 107(GP10) |
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PREX 1755 |
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First train to come through here since the last snowfall, PREX 1755 has quite a bit of the white stuff on the pilot from the last few grade crossings. It is fitting that the railroad running through apple country would have a cab unit with a red nose. |
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1/29/2016 Upload Date: 10/12/2016 2:15:09 PM |
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Hunters Run, PA |
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Paul Koprowski |
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PREX 1755(FP9A) PREX 1001(GP10) GET 107(GP10) |
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GET 107 |
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The late afternoon sun reflects off the attractive paint job on this ex-PRR unit. |
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1/29/2016 Upload Date: 10/12/2016 2:21:47 PM |
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Hunters Run, PA |
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Paul Koprowski |
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GET 107(GP10) |
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| Title: |
PREX 1755 |
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Private crossing right near the Appalachian Trail. |
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1/29/2016 Upload Date: 10/12/2016 2:25:25 PM |
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Hunters Run, PA |
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Paul Koprowski |
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PREX 1755(FP9A) |
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| Title: |
PREX 1001 |
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Showing off some of that Illinois Central heritage. |
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1/29/2016 Upload Date: 10/12/2016 2:27:31 PM |
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Hunters Run, PA |
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Paul Koprowski |
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PREX 1001(GP10) |
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GET 107 |
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Next stop, the NS interchange at Mt. Holly Springs. |
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1/29/2016 Upload Date: 10/12/2016 2:29:22 PM |
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Hunters Run, PA |
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Paul Koprowski |
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GET 107(GP10) |
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BO 434811 |
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A former B&O coal hopper of the W-2A class has been restored and placed on display next to the rail trail in town. This 1920s built car had spent the last few decades in a scrapyard before being saved by a local resident. Currently wearing a number from the B&O W-2A series, the actual number of this particular hopper is currently unknown. |
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1/29/2016 Upload Date: 10/12/2016 2:34:17 PM |
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Chambersburg, PA |
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Paul Koprowski |
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PRR 477951 |
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The Cumberland Valley Chapter NRHS maintains a small railroad display at Norlo Park in Fayetteville. Part of the collection includes this former PRR cabin car. Built in 1942 by the PRR Juniata Shops as class N5c. Note the streamlined cupola. |
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1/29/2016 Upload Date: 10/12/2016 2:47:12 PM |
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Fayetteville, PA |
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| Title: |
PRR 469745 |
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Constructed in 1956, this former Pennsy flatcar does not appear to be carrying more than some of the recent snowfall on this cold day. |
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1/29/2016 Upload Date: 10/12/2016 2:52:10 PM |
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Fayetteville, PA |
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| Title: |
PRR 477045 |
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The second Pennsy cabin car at Norlo Park, built as class N5 in 1916. |
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1/29/2016 Upload Date: 10/12/2016 2:55:25 PM |
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Fayetteville, PA |
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NFPX 22 |
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One of the rarer pieces of rolling stock on display is this wooden tanked vinegar car. Constructed in 1929 as a flatcar, the tank was added on ten years later by owner National Fruit Products. The car operated in revenue service until 1972, its main job to haul vinegar to its owner's bottling plant in Winchester, VA. |
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1/29/2016 Upload Date: 10/12/2016 3:01:55 PM |
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Fayetteville, PA |
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Paul Koprowski |
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| Title: |
Cumberland Valley NRHS Display |
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An overview of the Cumberland Valley NRHS equipment display at Norlo Park. |
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1/29/2016 Upload Date: 10/12/2016 3:13:15 PM |
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Fayetteville, PA |
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Old Quincy Depot |
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Constructed by the Mont Alto Railroad, a branch off the larger Cumberland Valley Railroad, this small station served the town of Franklin County town of Quincy, PA. Moved to its present location in 2008. The Mont Alto Railroad operated from 1872-1901, mainly to serve iron furnaces near Mont Alto. The line later came under the control of the Pennsylvania Railroad and was finally abandoned in 1976 when Conrail came into the picture. |
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1/29/2016 Upload Date: 10/12/2016 3:15:36 PM |
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Fayetteville, PA |
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Paul Koprowski |
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