NWHS Strasburg Convention

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Miller’s has a great breakfast buffet, but it is only on weekends.  They are out on US Route 30 in Ronks, not far from Strasburg!

Ron Muldowney

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Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2017 2:01 PM
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Subject: Re: NWHS Strasburg Convention

As most of you probably know, Strasburg Railroad No. 475 is one of two former N&W steam locomotives which are now in operation; the 611 is the other.  The railroad ticket office is the former (Reading and Columbia) East Petersburg station, which was disassembled, moved here and restored in 1960.  It is of wooden construction, with a corbelled brick chimney.  Its station signs now read “East Strasburg.”  “J” tower (1884), moved here from the former CVRR in Lemoyne, stands nearby, but is usually closed to visitors.  The Strasburg Railroad connects with the four-track PRR mainline at Leaman Place, but the connection is now rarely, if ever, used.  Today’s excursions stop just short of the junction, and run in reverse back to Strasburg.  A PRR-owned water column which once stood here was leased to the Strasburg Railroad for one dollar per year.  Leaman Place is named for Henry Leaman, an early landowner in the area and proprietor of a roadside inn which became the first railroad station for the PRR predecessor, the Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad.  In 1861, the train carrying President-elect Abraham Lincoln to his inauguration made a brief stop here, where about 5,000 people enthusiastically greeted him. 



The PRR had a small wooden passenger station here on the westbound side.  The long, brick freight building on the other side dates from 1859, but has been considerably altered for commercial use.  It is similar to those in Bird-in-Hand and Christiana.  Large amounts of iron ore and nickel from the nearby mines were once shipped from this station.





For hearty eating, try the nearby Amish buffet restaurants, such as Miller's, or Bird-in-Hand Family restaurant. For information about other railroad stations or structures in the area (PRR and Reading), please contact me off list.




J. Kelling, RRSHS


Greenbelt, MD

rshs2012 at gmail.com



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