The Colebrookdale Railroad, known to locals and history buffs as the “Secret Valley Line,” traverses a 9-mile route connecting the charming boroughs of Boyertown and Pottstown.

Price: Direct-current model, $184.95; with ESU LokSound V5 sound decoder, $294.95 Era: 1949 to 1980s (varies based on paint scheme) Manufacturer: Atlas Model Railroad Co., 378 Florence Ave., Hillside, ...

This isn’t the Pennsylvania you see from the highway – it’s a hidden slice of wilderness that can only be accessed by rail. The tracks wind through rock cuts blasted by hand in the 1860s, a testament ...

Forgotten rail lines wind through Pennsylvania’s forests, where rusted tracks and crumbling stations whisper stories of ...