For about 100 years, from the mid 1800s until the middle of the 20th century, railroads ruled the nation. The major rail companies — Southern Pacific, New York Central, Baltimore & Ohio, Pennsylvania ...

On Oct. 22, 1952, a passenger train pulled into the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad station in Pottsville with President Harry S. Truman aboard. Truman’s was a rare visit of a sitting U.S. president ...

JIM THORPE, Pa. - The impact of Reading & Northern's passenger operations, which recently celebrated their 40th anniversary, may best be illustrated by this: A bank in Jim Thorpe - the home of R&N's ...

The Longswamp Township Historical Society received a $75,000 grant from the Berks County Redevelopment Authority to be used toward the Save Our Station – Mertztown Train Station Restoration Project.

A long-awaited update of Latrobe’s Amtrak station is expected to get underway in the weeks ahead. City officials reported project representatives have been checking with the Pennsylvania One Call ...