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Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway, Pocono Mountains
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Steel, Steam, and Scenery: How Pennsylvania’s Railroads Still Shape the State

January 19, 2026January 19, 2026 - by Timothy Alexander

PENNSYLVANIA — Long before highways carved across the landscape, iron rails stitched Pennsylvania together, powering an Industrial Age surge that helped make the commonwealth an economic giant. Nearly two centuries …

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