The Past Players, 18 actors and Civil War re-enactors dressed in period attire, spent Thursday afternoon in Strasburg, strolling the grounds of Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania and riding the rails at Strasburg Railroad…

The 18 members of the Pennsylvania Past Players, which includes several Lancaster County residents, were recruited earlier this summer and underwent extensive training to prepare for their roles as guides and interpreters of the state’s Civil War and Underground Railroad history….

As part of the celebration for the 175th anniversary of its charter, Strasburg Railroad will unveil the refurbished Reading No. 10 President’s Car today. It was built before World War I for George F. Baer, then president of Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, and reportedly used on Harry Truman’s famous 1948 “whistle stop” presidential campaign.

The last of the local fireworks are set for tomorrow evening, but for some people they’ll only mark the beginning of the Fourth of July holiday.

With the Fourth falling on a Wednesday this year, people have the option of slicing their week to take a vacation before or after the actual holiday.

For local tourist sites, a mid-week break presents the risk of diluting business, but also a chance of multiplying visitors with two consecutive holiday weekends…

Strasburg Rail Road Shops announced Wednesday it has sold products involved in the June 13 recall of 1.5 million Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway sets made by RCS Corp… Consumers who purchased the affected products from the shops between June 14 and June 18 may receive a refund by sending the product and a copy of the receipt to: Strasburg Rail Road Shops…

Thomas the Tank Engine has pulled out of the station on the Island of Sodor and will roll into Lancaster County Saturday for his “Day Out With Thomas: All Aboard Tour” at Strasburg Rail Road…

“Making it against all odds,” County Commissioner Sharron Nelson told the crowd, “the Strasburg Rail Road is a true legacy.”

Ambrosio’s arrangement replicates the sound of the train starting slowly and gaining speed. The conductor announces a Cherry Hill stop as the tempo slows down. The brass section again replicates steam.

A look at the Wikipedia entry for the “Strasburg Railroad” might lead a reader to believe that the entry is the creation of an advertising agency or of an employee of the railroad. The listing has extensive information about the railroad, color pictures and a link to the railroad’s official Web site. But the site actually contains all information and no marketing for the railroad…

Strasburg Rail Road celebrates 175 years of steam with a whistle stop campaign, a visit from the Governor and a special music performance from the fourth-grade band of Lampeter-Strasburg School District’s Hans Herr Elementary School…

Keeping the railroad’s equipment in working order is the primary responsibility of the railroad’s mechanical department, but that department is also a source of income. Other railroads send their equipment to Strasburg for maintenance and repair, and the shops at Strasburg have a reputation for excellent work…