Strasburg & Lancaster County
Strasburg, Pennsylvania, United States
The densest concentration of railroad heritage in America. Within a few miles of each other sit the oldest continuously operating railroad in the western hemisphere, a world-class state railroad museum, a toy train museum, and a motel where every room is a real caboose.
Railroad Identity
Anchored by the Strasburg Rail Road, chartered in 1832 and still running steam through Amish farmland.
Ride
- Strasburg Rail Road — Chartered in 1832, the Strasburg Rail Road is the oldest continuously operating railroad in the western hemisphere. Steam locomotives haul wooden coaches 4.5 miles through Lancaster County farmland t…
Stay
- Red Caboose Motel — A motel where guests sleep in genuine retired cabooses and rail cars arranged around a farm property in Ronks, overlooking the Strasburg Rail Road's line through the fields.
Dine
- Dining Car at the Strasburg Rail Road — The Strasburg Rail Road runs first-class and dining car experiences aboard restored early-20th-century equipment, serving meals while steam hauls you through Amish farm country. Offerings vary by sea…
Explore
- Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania — One of the premier railroad museums in North America, with more than 100 locomotives and cars — including a world-class collection of Pennsylvania Railroad equipment — displayed in a vast rolling sto…
- National Toy Train Museum — The showplace of the Train Collectors Association, with operating toy train layouts and a collection spanning from the 1800s to today, minutes from the Strasburg Rail Road.
Events
- Day Out With Thomas at Strasburg — 2026-09-11 to 2026-09-20, Strasburg, Pennsylvania — The Strasburg Rail Road's family event featuring Thomas the Tank Engine, held over multiple weekends each year. Dates are set by the railroad — confirm on the official site before traveling.