Steaming through a rich history. Steam Into History's brand new excursion train follows 10 miles of county-owned and essentially abandoned ROW that was originally built in the late 1830s as... (more)
Secrets of the York: The oil man commeth. Although she was built to resemble an 1860s-vintage, wood-burning, 4-4-0 American Standard, there are practical reasons why the new NCRY 17 "York" ... (more)
One can only imagine what goes through the minds of passing motorists at the sight of Steam Into History's 10AM excursion charging over the stone arch that spans State Route 616, just south... (more)
Anatomy of the York 17. America's newest steam locomotive, the NCRY #17 "York" pauses in the New Freedom Yard, just prior to being put to bed at around 6PM on a warm summer evening.
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The York coasts into town, passing the old depot.
Here in my viewfinder, I behold a sight that I never thought I would live to see: A scratch-built, 1860s-era American Standard, pulling a passenger excursion in Pennsylvania. Three years a... (more)
The York slowly moves through Glen Rock with the afternoon excursion for the day.
Running from the storm. Northern Central Engineer Steve has Locomotive 17 "York" hooked up and "haulin' the mail" as the 3PM excursion runs from an ugly cumulonimbus that's about to dump so... (more)
NCRY #17 rounds the double tracked curve on it's way into town on a spectacular Saturday morning in June. The double track extends south into New Freedom by the station but merges back into one i... (more)
Stewartstown's GE 44-ton switcher - on loan to Steam Into History - sits bathed in sunlight while waiting for "the York" to arrive. The diesel is used to pull the train past the junction after th... (more)
Neither rain, nor sleet, nor gloom of night stays this courier from steaming into the history!
Steaming into history along the Northern Central Railway.
What you are looking at is a fascinating piece of history. A survivor from a time long ago. Built in 1860, she served the Northern Central Railway and continued to draw crowds over the span of a... (more)
Northern Central #17 arrives at back with her train at New Freedom just before 3 PM.
Northern Central's #17 makes a dash through the woods en route back to the station in New Freedom, PA.
