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There is a crisp coolness in the air.  Autumn has arrived.  The leaves on the trees are changing color, and they will eventually detach from the branch and fall to the ground.  It is a time when many people flock to the forest.  Some will hike.  Some will drive.  Some will take the train. People … Continue reading Autumn and the Railroad

You have heard of Gathland State Park in Burkittsville, Maryland.  You probably would not think you did, but if you have heard of the Blair Witch Project, then you have heard Gathland State Park as this is where the Blair Witch Project took place.  It was the mountain home of George Alfred Townsend, a Civil … Continue reading Gathland State Park, Burkittsville, Maryland

In the early years of passenger railroading, towns that were on the rail line would build a train station where trains would stop to pick-up and discharge passengers.  One of those towns would be Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.  When the Italian Villa style Gettysburg Railroad Station was built in 1858, it operated like any other railroad station.  … Continue reading Lincoln Railroad Station, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Who is Ernest Warther?  Very few people could probably answer that question without using their internet search.  Born on October 30, 1885 in a one room schoolhouse in Dover, Ohio as the youngest of five children, he learn the value of hard work after his father passed away when he was three years old leaving … Continue reading The Story of Ernest “Mooney” Warther