Strasburg Rail Road
Established in 1832 in response to the Philadelphia & Columbia Railroad's bypass of Strasburg, it remains the oldest American railroad operating under its original charter. Local railroad enthusiasts saved it from abandonment in 1958 and developed it as one of the most successful tourist railroads in the US. The fleet of operable historic steam engines and passenger cars, among the largest in the nation, preserves the state's rail transportation history.
Marker is on Gap Road (Pennsylvania Route 741) 0.4 miles east of Historic Drive (Pennsylvania Route 896), on the right when traveling west.
Courtesy hmdb.org
