The earliest photo of the Strasburg Railroad. Nothing is known about when the locomotive was acquired from the Pennsylvania Railroad. The coal dock still remains at Strasburg. Why they had seven cars of coal all at once for Strasburg is unknown.
Provenance
This album is a compilation of research done by Thomas T. Taber of Muncy, PA, in 2006. It includes information about Strasburg; the Lancaster, Oxford and Southern; Peach Bottom; and mining railroads near Marticville.
Strasburg engine No. 1. All Strasburg engines were No. 1. This one was bought by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1906.
Provenance
This album is a compilation of research done by Thomas T. Taber of Muncy, PA, in 2006. It includes information about Strasburg; the Lancaster, Oxford and Southern; Peach Bottom; and mining railroads near Marticville.
This album is a compilation of research done by Thomas T. Taber of Muncy, PA, in 2006. It includes information about Strasburg; the Lancaster, Oxford and Southern; Peach Bottom; and mining railroads near Marticville.
A scene in 1954 at Strasburg. In the rear is the engine house. The coal dock is out of sight ot the left and two sidings for feed are located on the left and on the right where the boxcar was. It was the only freight car on the road.
Provenance
This album is a compilation of research done by Thomas T. Taber of Muncy, PA, in 2006. It includes information about Strasburg; the Lancaster, Oxford and Southern; Peach Bottom; and mining railroads near Marticville.
Post card image. The first engine acquired by the railfans was this engine. Subsequently, the railroad acquired a Pennsy D-16 and another 4-4-0 and the 0-4-0 from Colo. Fuel and Iron Co. at Birdsboro camelback. In 66 the railroad was selected as the sight for the State's Railroad Museum.
Provenance
This album is a compilation of research done by Thomas T. Taber of Muncy, PA, in 2006. It includes information about Strasburg; the Lancaster, Oxford and Southern; Peach Bottom; and mining railroads near Marticville.
