Greater Erie Trolleys illustrates the vital role trolley cars played in the expansion of the urban population.The first electric trolley car entered service in Erie in 1889, and it revolutionized public transportation in the region. Within a few years, Erie became a major trolley hub linking the eastern and central United States.

Two little trains, one streamlined, the other old-fashioned, puff, puff, puff, and chug, chug, chug, on their way West.

Switching around the numbers and letters on the arrival-departure board seems harmless to Curious George, but it causes mass mayhem in the train station.

Switching around the numbers and letters on the arrival-departure board seems harmless to Curious George, but it causes mass mayhem in the train station.

What begins as a pleasant journey for a colorful group of passengers aboard the Thunderbolt Express soon goes all wrong when the engineer sees that a bridge is out and snaps the brake handle while trying to stop the train.

From 1860 until the decline of the railroads nearly 100 years later, Pennsylvania led the nation in railroad miles. The zenith came in 1920, when the state boasted 11,500 miles of track. The northwest corner of the state was home to the Pennsylvania oil rush in the late 19th century, coal mines, timber forests, and stone quarries. The landscape was dotted with railroad depots every couple of miles. These depots were waypoints for business transactions,...

A boy expresses his love of trains, describing many kinds of train cars and their special jobs.