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The Strasburg Rail Road (reporting mark SRC) is a heritage railroad and the oldest continuously operating standard-gauge railroad in the western hemisphere, as well as the oldest public utility in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Chartered in 1832, the Strasburg Rail Road Company is today a heritage railroad offering excursion trains hauled by steam locomotives on 4.02 mi (6.47 km) of track in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, as well as providing contract railroad mechanical services, and freight service to area shippers. The railroad's headquarters are outside Strasburg, Pennsylvania.

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  • Die Strasburg Rail Road (SRC) ist eine Eisenbahngesellschaft in Strasburg, im U.S.-Bundesstaat Pennsylvania. Sie ist das älteste kontinuierlich betriebene Eisenbahnunternehmen in Pennsylvania. Die Strasburg Rail Road Company wurde 1832 gegründet und bietet heute Ausflugszüge mit historischen Fahrzeugen und reguläre Güterverkehrsdienste an. Die Bahn verkehrt auf 7,2 km Gleisen zwischen Strasburg und Leaman Place/Paradise und hat dort Verbindung zur Amtrak Linie Philadelphia–Harrisburg. Der Hauptsitz befindet sich außerhalb von Strasburg. Die historischen Züge werden von 300.000 Besucher pro Jahr genutzt. Ferner befindet sich das Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania direkt am Endpunkt der Strecke in Strasburg und hat einen Gleisanschluss zur SRC. Das Museum nutzt die Gleise der SRC gelegentlich zum Transport von Fahrzeugen. (de)
  • The Strasburg Rail Road (reporting mark SRC) is a heritage railroad and the oldest continuously operating standard-gauge railroad in the western hemisphere, as well as the oldest public utility in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Chartered in 1832, the Strasburg Rail Road Company is today a heritage railroad offering excursion trains hauled by steam locomotives on 4.02 mi (6.47 km) of track in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, as well as providing contract railroad mechanical services, and freight service to area shippers. The railroad's headquarters are outside Strasburg, Pennsylvania. Strasburg has a total of 5 operational steam locomotives on its roster, as well as several others in various stages of restoration. As of 2022, Great Western No. 90, Canadian National No. 89, Norfolk & Western No. 475 and Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal No. 15 (rebuilt as Thomas the Tank Engine) are all in active service. Canadian National No. 7312 (No. 31) is currently undergoing restoration. The other steam locomotive is 15” Gauge 4-4-0 built by Cagney in the early 1900s. They also have the nation's largest operating fleet of historic wooden passenger coaches. The Strasburg Rail Road is one of the few railroads in the U.S. to occasionally use steam locomotives to haul revenue freight trains. It hosts 300,000 visitors per year. The nearby Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania occasionally uses Strasburg Rail Road tracks to connect to the Amtrak Philadelphia-to-Harrisburg Main Line junction in Paradise, Pennsylvania. (en)
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  • Die Strasburg Rail Road (SRC) ist eine Eisenbahngesellschaft in Strasburg, im U.S.-Bundesstaat Pennsylvania. Sie ist das älteste kontinuierlich betriebene Eisenbahnunternehmen in Pennsylvania. Die Strasburg Rail Road Company wurde 1832 gegründet und bietet heute Ausflugszüge mit historischen Fahrzeugen und reguläre Güterverkehrsdienste an. (de)
  • The Strasburg Rail Road (reporting mark SRC) is a heritage railroad and the oldest continuously operating standard-gauge railroad in the western hemisphere, as well as the oldest public utility in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Chartered in 1832, the Strasburg Rail Road Company is today a heritage railroad offering excursion trains hauled by steam locomotives on 4.02 mi (6.47 km) of track in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, as well as providing contract railroad mechanical services, and freight service to area shippers. The railroad's headquarters are outside Strasburg, Pennsylvania. (en)
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