Over 11,000 people visited the Lake Shore Railway Museum in North East, Pennsylvania, during 2013. Efforts over the past few years to improve the museum’s holdings, to present better programming, and to advertise more effectively are reaping measurable benefits. Museum popularity keeps growing Beginning in 2010, and continuing through 2012, over 10,000 railfans came to […]
Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 Big Boy 4014 Moving for Restoration – Updated with Video
What a beauty! What a beast! Union Pacific, number 4014, one of the 4-8-8-4 Big Boys will be restored at Union Pacific’s rail yard in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The locomotive has begun the move, being towed first to the Colton, California UP yard and then, this spring, it will be towed to Cheyenne for the restoration. […]
Christmas at the Station 2013
Christmas at the Station for 2013 is over. The weather was wintry with a little snow to keep the festive mood. The vendors are happy with the turn out while visitors enjoyed lunch in the dining car, speeder rides and more. A big thanks to all of the Lake Shore Railway Historical Society volunteers who […]
Are You Coming to Christmas at the Station 2013?
Christmas at the Station 2013 will be held on two weekends, November 30 and December 1 and the following weekend, December 7 and 8. The Lake Shore Railway Museum will be open from Noon until 4PM on each day of the event. You’ll be able to see all of the museum exhibits, have lunch in […]
Nickel Plate Berkshire Steam Locomotive Number 765 Makes a Great Commercial
Here’s a great video based on the general idea evoked by a 1940s era advertisement for Coca Cola. The locomotive they used is the Nickel Plate Berkshire steam locomotive number 765 that LSRHS members had the opportunity to take an excursion on earlier this year. The look and sound of number 765 hits all the […]
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