Soon, the invention of the steam locomotive gave Pittsburgh even better access to the East. William Foster Jr. was among the early officials of the Pennsylvania Railroad, which linked Pittsburgh ...

West met East here Thursday morning (Feb. 13, 2025) as the East Broad Top Railroad took ownership of former Durango & ...

The Pennsylvania was already one of the nation's largest railroads, boasting a single track between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. To step aboard a train on ... if the boiler steam remained at ...