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Ever wonder just how many trains pass through Berea in one day? During the late Conrail era, it was about 70-80. Today, it can be more than a staggering 120!!!

Come join the CRHS as we celebrate Palmyra’s 250th anniversary by attending the "Armed Forces and Railroad Heritage Days" festival for the very first time this year.

The CRHS will be present at the Great Scale Model Train Show and Railroad Marketplace. This is the 28th year of the biggest & best train shows in the Mid-Atlantic.

The CRHS will be present at the Allentown Fairgrounds Agricultural Hall
in Allentown, PA from 9am-4pm and 9am-3pm Saturday and Sunday for this

The CRHS will be present at the Allentown Fairgrounds Agricultural Hall in Allentown, PA from 9am-4pm and 9am-3pm Saturday and Sunday for this 50,000 square foot show.  We're directly down the ma

The CRHS will be present from 9am-3pm at the I.W. Abel Union Hall,Steelworkers Union at 200 Gibson Street in Steelton, PA for the 24th annual Harrisburg Chapter NRHS show.

 

The CRHS will be at the 2010 Second Annual Ft.

Wednesday July 9th, 2008 the CRHS and the 21165 will be at the Grand Opening of the Middletown and Hummelstown's Hummelstown Station.

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On Saturday May 6, 2006 the CRHS hosted its' 2nd, now semi-annual "Rail-B-Q" on Saturday May 6, 2006 in Marysville, PA. We had as many as 45 in attendance altogether that came out for the festivities. Feeding the bunch was no small task- Hamburgers, hotdogs, potato salad, baked beans, chips, cupcakes, brownies and cookies were plentiful, as was the rail action!

On August 6, 2005 we held our first "informal" get-together. It was an opportunity for CRHS members, non-members and railfans alike to come together and enjoy a day of railroad camaraderie. The "Rail-B-Q" was not planned out to be the most well put together days, rather a spur of the moment, let's throw something fun out there, type of a day.

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The CRHS sponsored a video night on Saturday March 29th at Brian's Model Trains at 109 West Main Street Myerstown PA, in the upstairs lounge area. Conrail videos were featured which were shot by CRHS friend, Greg Phillips on the Harrisburg Line in Lebanon PA and east. Most of the footage was shot in the late 1990's.

The CRHS was present for the first time at RailFest in Altoona, PA. Perched on top of Horseshoe Curve continuously from 4pm Friday until late Sunday evening, we handed out tons of information regarding the CRHS, signed up almost a dozen new members on the spot and had over 40' of display and sale items along with an 8' module on display under the canopies! Several thousand people enjoyed our presence in between the over 150 trains that were noted during the weekend! Stay tuned for a future photo essay shortly!

The CRHS was on hand at Pennsy Days 2007 at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. Naturally, we were set-up in front of restored Conrail GP30 2233 and spent both days educating the public about Conrail and the CRHS!

The CRHS helped sponsor Railfan Day 2007 again for the second year in a row along with the Reading Company Technical & Historical Society and Brian’s Model Trains. The event was held this year at the Richland Borough Municipal Parking Lot in Richland, PA. Operation Lifesaver was also present, handing out bags to all who attended.

The CRHS hosted the 4th semi-annual Rail-B-Q in Marysville, PA. Dozens of trains were noted throughout the day along with plenty of friends and food. A first for this year was the chartered photo freight held on the Middletown & Hummelstown Railroad. A nearly 4 hour excursion took place over M&H rails with a handful of freight cars and the recently acquired Conrail N7E caboose.

The CRHS sponsored a Winter Slide Show at Brian's Model Trains in Myerstown, PA on the 2nd floor of the train store. The program, given by Myerstown resident Greg Phillips featured the early years of Conrail East of Harrisburg.

We again took advantage of space provided for us at the Pumpkin Festival in East Pennsboro Township. Brochures and membership information was perused and taken home by many people. Enola is a railroad town, and many of the local residents that are currently, or were employed by the railroad were delighted to see their former employer represented!

We took advantage of free space provided for us at the New Cumberland, PA Apple Festival. Several non-railfans were surprised to see the Conrail Historical Society existed and took brochures and membership information for their grandson or nephew that is a railfan, and a few for their father or uncle that worked for the railroad.

We were the first to set-up and the last to tear down at Brian's Model Trains' Railfan Day 2006 located at 60 Werner Street in Wernersville, PA on Saturday July 22nd!

We joined forces with the Anthracite Railways Historical Society, Hawk Mountain Chapter NRHS, Lehigh Valley Chapter NRHS, Pottstown & Reading Chapter NRHS and the Reading Company Technical & Historical Society at Maier's Grove in Blandon, PA on Saturday May 27, 2006 for PICNICRAIL 2006.