The original Middletown & Hummelstown Railroad Company was formed in 1888 by local businessmen. Construction of the line between its namesake boroughs was completed in 1890. From then until 1976 it was part of the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, later the Reading Company. Since 1976, the current Middletown & Hummelstown Railroad has been an independent company operating the 7-mile line providing freight service. Tourist passenger train service was begun in 1986. This marks 125 years of uninterrupted freight service to the area!
The M & H Railroad primarily uses a 1955 General Electric diesel locomotive for tourist train service. Canadian National steam engine #91 Mogul 2-6-0 is out of service at this time. A 1956 Alco S6 or 1969 Alco T6 diesel-electric locomotive may occasionally pull tourist trains, but these engines typically handle freight to/from our Norfolk Southern interchanges at Middletown (via Keystone Line) or Hummelstown (via Lebanon Valley Branch) for customers located along the line.
M&H ROSTER
Information is listed in this order: Road No. — Orig. Owner/Builder — Year
Locomotives
- 1 — US Army #7272/GE — 1941
- 2 — Std. Slag & Stone #46/GE — 1955
- 66 — Kansas City Public Service/GE — 1948
- 91 — Canadian National 2-6-0/CL — 1910
- 151 — Western Maryland S-6/Alco — 1956
- 1016 — Newburgh & South Shore T-6/Alco — 1969
Trolleys
- 9425 SO BKLN RWY/MIDDLETOWN 1903
- 4550 BKLN RAPID TRANS/NILES 1911
- C121 PHILA RAPID TRANSIT/BRILL 1923
- 77 PHILA SUBURBAN/BRILL 1932
- 86 PHILA SUBURB/BRILL 1932
- 3323 DALLAS RWY&TERMINAL/BRILL 1945
- 162 YORK RAILWAYS/BRILL 1924
- 441 RIO DE JANEIRO TRAM/RIO JT 1909
- 1719 RIO DE JANEIRO TRAM/RIO JT 1909
Coaches & Cars
- 2300-Series, DL&W Psgr. Coaches (302, 307, 329, 330, 343, 352, 362, 366)/Pullman Std. 1916-1920
- 2700-Series, DL&W Psgr. Combine (726)/Pullman Std. 1916-1920
- MIDH 2206, Sleeper “Orange State”/Pullman Std. 1925
- PRR 9269, Baggage Car
- MIDH 407, Philadelphia & Western Flat Car. 1904
- MIDH 99398, DT&I Side Dump Car. 1949
- PRR 258399, Ballast Car. 1952
- CO 106362, Hopper Car.
- PFE 90388, Pacific Fruit Express reefer boxcar.
- REAX 7769, Railway Express Agency reefer boxcar.
- CNJ 91531, Central RR of New Jersey Caboose. 1954
- LV 95123, Lehigh Valley Caboose
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