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Lake Shore Railway Historical Society

North East, Pennsylvania

History, Historical Society, Science, Specialized

Only ten miles from the last large locomotive builder in North America is the collection of the Lake Shore Railway Historical Society. That collection includes not only rare railroad pieces built by the men of woman of Erie, General Electric, it also includes a half a dozen unmodified Pullman railroad passneger cars, some dating back to the early twentieth century. Standing on the platform in front of the 1899 railroad depot that your relative might have once departed from, you can watch modern rail traffic go screaming by.

Lincoln Train Museum

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

General, History, Military, Specialized

See the Lincoln Toy Train Collection featuring over 1000 trains and dioramas illustrating the railroad’s role during the Civil War. Next, step onto the "Lincoln Train Ride," board the simulated Presidential Train with President Lincoln as he travels to Gettysburg to dedicate the National Cemetary. As you travel to Gettysburg for the dedication of the new cemetery you will see Civil War countryside passing by while listening to the personal thoughts of President Lincoln preparing to deliver "a few appropriate remarks" at the dedication on November 19th 1863.