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.
To join any of our virtual membership meetings, please ensure that you have Zoom installed. If you have never been part of a Zoom meeting or webinar, you should download the "Zoom Client for Meetings" app ahead of time.
ARHS will be present at Railroad Prototype Modelers Symposium - Valley Forge, PA, March 22-24, 2024.The event will take place at the Desmond Hotel, located off Route 202 (Exit for PA 29 north) in Malvern, PA. ARHS will have its Web Store merchandise available for sale, including our remaining inventory of Rapido LV Northeastern cabooses and Tangent LV Covered Hoppers. Access to the ARHS sales tables will require registration for the RPM symposium: http://www.rpmvalleyforge.com
"Pursuing the Reading: One Man's Obsession"
The program traces Dale's strong interest in the Reading Company from 1950 to the present.
Participate either via Zoom or physically at the Quakertown Train Station
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Quakertown Train Station, 15 Front Street, in Quakertown, Pennsylvania
The Perkiomen Branch
Participate either via Zoom or physically at the Quakertown Train Station
Click here to access this webinar on Zoom >
Quakertown Train Station, 15 Front Street, in Quakertown, Pennsylvania
Our sizable inventory of top-quality books, magazines and “railroad items” has been refreshed via the gracious donations of our members; so be sure to come out and shop what is “new”. Titles cover U.S. and Canadian - railroading; industries; and some international titles. Numerous Morning Sun Titles. We have a collection of “classic” books, which are being offered for significantly less than current market prices e.g., Archer’s “Lehigh Valley Railroad”.
All ARHS’s in-stock books, HO-scale models, in-print copies of our flagship Flags, Diamonds, & Statues, and our extensive inventory of CDs featuring presentations from past ARHS conventions will be available. Our new reprint of the Reading Company’s “The Port Richmond Grain Elevator” for the ARHS Archives will be available.
Purchasing at the Gap sale will save you the normal shipping charges. Cash, check, or credit cards are accepted. Open to the public; bring a friend/neighbor/fellow railfan.
We are located at the intersection of PA-873 and PA-248 at Lehigh Gap. The driveway is located on the south side of PA-873 at the exit of the Lehigh River bridge. Recommend approaching from the Slatington side, eastbound on PA-873. The driveway will be marked the day of the event. GPS coordinates for the driveway are: 40.78361, -75.60587
An ancillary activity will be a bike ride on the near-by Delaware & Lehigh trail that comprises portions of the ex-Lehigh Valley mainline. Interested parties should contact Steve Olear at: gronku2@yahoo.com
This is a partial listing of the books, magazines, and HO-scale models we have for sale. Our inventory is full, so please come out and take advantage of these opportunities.
PLEASE COME OUT. Proceeds from this sale are reinvested in the on-going archival, modeling, and restoration work that has made the ARHS a premiere organization.
The Anthracite Railroads Historical Society, Inc. is a 503(c) non-profit corporation.
We thank you for your support.