STRASBURG, Pa. — Hobbies come in all shapes and sizes. But for the Reading Company Technical & Historical Society, their massive mobile model is a passion. “It’s fun because we try to portray the old ...

Is the old Reading Railroad Viaduct in Philly still a railroad? A new federal ruling on that question has cleared the way for Philadelphia to acquire land in the Callowhill neighborhood to expand the ...

LAVELLE – When Arnie Harner was 5 years old, he got an American Flyer model railroad set for Christmas. The exhilaration the young lad felt that Christmas morning so long ago burns bright 66 years ...

Getting this new fuel out of the ground was one thing, but getting anthracite coal to market in Philadelphia was quite another. The Schuylkill Navigation System, a series of canals and sections of the ...

Organizers expect to complete the next step in turning the Reading Railroad Viaduct into a park in a few months, but there’s a long way to go. Organizers expect to complete the next step in turning ...

Three-year-old Ben Flynn knows exactly what he likes. Flynn enjoys trains, and he’s a big fan of Santa. It was no surprise, then, that Flynn’s face lit up like a Christmas light when Saint Nick ...

Zachary Kauffman wasn’t even born when the last passenger train ran between Reading and Philadelphia. But for as long as he can remember, the 20-year-old Exeter Township resident has been fascinated ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X POTTSVILLE – Joe Hylka didn’t know if he was ready for another four-legged friend when his cat of ...

PORT CLINTON — Reading Blue Mountain & Northern Railroad has expanded its fleet of passenger cars for excursions in a season that will see the return of the iconic Iron Horse Rambles. “Our passenger ...