Members are encouraged to contact Olev Taremae or an ARHS Board Member to present their programs or contacts of people who can present programs related to Anthracite Railroads, e.g., slides, films, videos, DVD’s, or digital programs, or visits to model railroads, as programs are continually needed.
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Steve Olear, our 2nd VP of ARHS, will be doing a bike ride to raise funds needed to restore our B unit. To find out more about the event and donate to the effort please look at our post in the News section of the website.
Rich Chapin will present "Lehigh Valley Piggy-Back Operations: 1954 to 1976"
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The LV was one of the first roads to join "the piggy-back revolution" in the early 1950's. Rich Chapin will present a historical perspective on the Lehigh Valley's version of what we now call "intermodal transportation", including equipment, operations and advertising.
This is a three day event - August 29-31.
Information Link - Railfest at Steamtown National Historic Site - Steamtown National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service)
Our ARHS F3B will featured, including tours.
Dan Cupper will present NS Locomotive Engineer
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More Information to come.
This is a three day event - September 19-21
More Information to come.
Jeremy Plant will present on the Central Railroad of New Jersey
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Jeremy will share about 100 pictures showing basically CNJ but with a few shots of L&HR and PRR/PC as they relate to shared locations.
Susquehanna Valley Railway Historical Society & Sayre Historical Society-Museum has scheduled a major event: Lehigh Valley Railroad History Symposium for Saturday, October 25, 2025.
Making this event even more exciting, it will be done/shown at the Sayre (PA) Historic Theatre...built in 1914. It started out in the early years as a Opera House and over the years was transferred over as a theatre ... with all the amenities of stepping back in time with the high ceiling, chandeliers, and more. Event programs will be projected thru the Theatre's digital projection system onto the big movie screen, and sound will be the Theatre's sound system.
SVRHS EventRegistration Packet will take you to the SVRHS website, and a copy of the event registration packet can be downloaded and or just the ability to download the Registration only.
ARHS will have tables with promotional materials and sales merchandise.
Our Rich Jahn will be presenting a program "In and Around Sayre"
Our Mark Charles will be presenting a program "Passengers and Milk from Ithaca to Sayre and Beyond"
More Information to come.
This is a two-day event - November 8th & 9th
Richard Jahn will be presenting a program about George Leilich’s career on the LV illustrated with photos he took in the 1930’s and 1940’s
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Mark Charles will present TBD
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