SCHUYLKILL HAVEN – Two steam locomotives will be at the annual Borough Day celebration on Saturday. The locomotive CNJ 113, built in 1923 and housed in Minersville, and the locomotive No. 425, built ...
MINERSVILLE – Steam locomotive CNJ 113 will pay tribute to a sister locomotive during the Easter Bunny Express train rides this year. Robert Kimmel Jr., president of Railway Restoration Project 113, a ...
After 50 years, the “Funeral Train” still haunts area railroad enthusiasts and anthracite mining historians. The train, consisting of a few aging cabooses and freight cars, pulled out of the Central ...
On March 31, 1972, the Central Railroad of New Jersey closed its Ashley Yard, ending more than 100 years of operations that were closely tied to the region’s anthracite industry. Unionized employees ...
On March 31, 1972, the Central Railroad of New Jersey closed its Ashley Yard, ending more than 100 years of operations that were closely tied to the region’s anthracite industry. Unionized employees ...