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Strasburg Rail Road
Strasburg Rail Road Review
The Strasburg Rail Road marks more than 175 years of history, and visitors can step back in time to travel the rails on a scenic 45-minute round-trip excursion through Amish farm country from Strasburg to Paradise on a rolling antique chartered in 1832 to carry milk, mail, and coal. Called America's oldest short line, the Strasburg run has wooden coaches pulled by an iron steam locomotive. Eat lunch in the dining car or buy a box lunch in the restaurant at the station and have a picnic at Groff's Grove along the line. Visit the Reading Car No. 10, a restored business car that carried the top brass of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad back in the early 1900s. Kids are crazy for the Thomas the Tank Engine shop and special events. Trains usually depart hourly. Dinner trains run April to November.
- Address: Rte. 741, ½ mi east of Strasburg, Strasburg, PA, 17579
- Phone: 717/687-7522
- Cost: $7.50--$25
- Hours: Apr. daily 11-6; May weekdays noon-3, weekends 11-6; Jun. noon-3; Jul.-Aug. 11-7; Sept.-Oct. weekends noon-2; Mid-Feb.--Mar. and Nov.--mid-Dec., weekends noon--2
- Website: www.strasburgrailroad.com
- Location: Strasburg
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