Latest News


How to Make the Most of a Weekend in Pa.’s Amish Country

By Sue Kovach Shuman
Washington Post
April 16, 2008

Washingtonians travel to Lancaster County, Pa., about 2 1/2 hours from the Capital Beltway, for a glimpse of Amish life. Horse Drawn buggies. Men in broad-brimmed black hats. Women in bonnets and long dresses. And don’t forget those “No Sunday sa...

Read the complete article here.


Riding the rails in Ronks, PA

Ready to Go Nowhere Overnight?
By Andrea Sachs
Washington Post
April 6, 2008

The Red Caboose Motel sits beside the Strasburg Rail Road tracks, I waited on my caboose porch for the locomotive to arrive. I heard the whistle first, then spotted the plumes of white smoke. I walked the few steps to the tracks, sat on a bench, then felt the blast of motion fluff my h...

Read the complete article here.


Visit Pennsylvania Dutch Country via Antique Train

Visit Pennsylvania Dutch Country via Antique Train
Evelyn Kanter
Green Travels

Take the train to visit picturesque Pennsylvania Dutch Country. An antique train, that is.

Rolling farmlands set the scene for a leisurely tour on the Strasburg Rail Road. It&rsquo...

Read the complete article here.


The Railroad Legacy of Pa. Dutch Country

The Railroad Legacy of Pa. Dutch Country

By Dan Schlossberg
Trips & Getaways
Spring 2008

Pennsylvania Dutch Country. The name conjures up images of men in black riding horse-drawn buggies on country roads carved through rolling hills.

Until they get there, however, few visitors realize that the region also has a rich railroad legacy...

Read the complete article here.


‘Modern Marvels’ in Strasburg

History Channel chugs into town to film locomotives.
By Jon Rutter
Sunday News
At one minute past 11 in the morning, Andy Sellers opened the throttle and sent the six-car Strasburg Rail Road train steaming into history. Make that The History Channel.

A camera crew visited the railroad Friday to take a special excursion and collect foot...

Read the complete article here.


Access our complete news resource at StrasburgRailRoadNews.com where you can view current and archived articles by date or category.