"GRASSHOPPER LEVEL"
Coach No. 59 originally ran on the Boston & Maine Railroad and was the third car to be rostered at the Strasburg Rail Road during the first year of tourist operations.
Just like Coach No. 20, the Grasshopper Level also appeared in Hello Dolly! in 1968.
Year Built: 1904
Maker: Boston & Maine Salem Shops
Length: 66 feet, 11 inches
Weight: 66,000 lbs.
Year Arrived at Strasburg: April 17, 1959
Entered Passenger Service: May 1959
Significance of Name: Named Grasshopper Level for an unincorporated area along State Route 896 just south of Strasburg. Grasshopper Level is known for its unadulterated vista of Lancaster County.
