You can have all sorts of train experiences in the US, from luxury train rides to cross-country Amtrak trips and train journeys across national parks, but it’s vintage train trips that the country does best. There are historic trains to ride all over the US, including in Pennsylvania where the legendary East Broad Top Railroad operates.
The East Broad Top railroad, built over 150 years ago in 1872, was used to transport coal through Pennsylvania’s Aughwick Valley. When the railroad operations stopped in 1956, the railroad was nearly scrapped, but was saved by the Kovalchick family who was determined to preserve its immense historical value. The East Broad Top railroad became a National Historic Landmark in 1964 and a non-profit organization in 2020. After millions of dollars were invested by private donors, and after volunteers put their heart and soul into the project, the East Broad Top railroad reopened for regular train service in May of 2021. Since then, tourists have been able to ride the historic trains of the East Broad Top railroad from May until October every year.
