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Underground Railroad history comes through Bedford and Blair Counties
The Underground Railroad was known for helping many enslaved people escape to freedom. It consisted of a network of people ...
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Diesel arrives at East Broad Top from Durango & Silverton
West met East here Thursday morning (Feb. 13, 2025) as the East Broad Top Railroad took ownership of former Durango & ...
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American Agriculture History Minute: Wheat Production Grows with the Railroad
Wheat production grew as new railroads connected farms and markets. In between 1875 and 1890, bonanza farms, as they were called, were created especially in the Red River Valley. They were funded by ...
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O’Donnell joins New York, Susquehanna & Western as chief mechanical officer
Patrick O’Donnell has joined the New York, Susquehanna & Western Railway as chief mechanical officer, the railroad has ...
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Berks officials extend life of passenger rail authority
Measure for Schuylkill River Passenger Rail Authority also needs approval by officials in Chester and Montgomery counties.
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Nearly 2-year detour set to begin on major route in Reading
After about a year of work along the margins, a project to replace the Reading bridge that carries Schuylkill Avenue over railroad tracks is finally about to begin. The 400 block of Schuylkill Avenue ...