Lewistown Junction Railroad Society

08/14/2025

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09/08/2024

The next meeting is Saturday September 14th, at 1pm at the Lewistown Junction.

Special Speaker Luther Gette will be there, a real life hobo who rode the rails, and will be sharing his stories!

Please bring a dish to share, fried chicken and soft drinks will be provided.

Also, we got a new selection of magnets from artist Andy Fletcher in the waiting room at Lewistown Junction. Come visit us!

03/12/2024

Remember the caboose? Conrail cabooses were seen quite frequently in the early days of Conrail. Seen here is a Conrail bay window caboose on a westbound freight train passing by the Lewistown Junction on August 15th, 1977. This photo was taken by Barry Trogu.

Enjoy!

01/19/2024

In the 1950's, the Pennsylvania Railroad began operating diesel locomotives and taking steam locomotives out of service. Here is a picture of a westbound PRR Steam Locomotive leading a train in 1954 past the Lewistown Junction.

01/09/2024

Happy 2024!

Our next station meeting is this Saturday at the Juniata Terrace Community Building at 1:00pm. New members are always welcome, membership dues are $10 per year. Hope to see you there!

This photo was taken in 1977 by Barry Trogu, shortly after Conrail took over the Penn Central, and possessed ownership of the station until 1985.

01/09/2023

Here is a throwback to the Lewistown Junction in 1946, one year after the WWII ended.

Reminder to be sure to renew your memberships at the train station or at the next meeting for 2023!

Wishing everyone a happy 2023!

01/09/2023

https://www.lewistownsentinel.com/obituaries/2022/10/marlin-f-mark-worley-jr-2/

Marlin F. “Mark” Worley Jr., 61, of Lewistown, passed away at 11:35 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022, at William Penn Healthcare and Rehabilitation Cen- ter, Lewistown. Born April 13, 1961, in Harrisburg, he was the son of Marlin F. Worley Sr. of Lewistown and the late F. Jean (Claybaugh) Worley. In...

09/18/2022

Come and join our club on our annual trip! This year we will be visiting the East Broad Top Railroad for a train ride. A signup sheet can be found at the Lewistown Junction in the Amtrak waiting room. Memberships for the LJRS is $10 annually, and dues for the train ride is $10, which can be paid for at the Amtrak desk at the Lewistown Junction. Checks payable to Lewistown Junction Railroad Society.

When - Saturday October 1st, 2022, at 10am
Where - 421 Meadow Street, Rockhill Furnace, PA, 17249

The club is meeting there at 10am for a 11am train ride. A Soup/Sandwich lunch will be provided following the train ride.

Hope you join us!

08/15/2022

Seen here is Pennsylvania Railroad E7A number 5879 leading an eastbound train past the Lewistown Junction. The 5879 was build by EMD in 1949, and was later Penn Central 4239. These locomotives lasted until the 1970's, when they were sold for scrap. One survives today numbered 5901 in the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. The exact date of this photo is unknown, but it is believed to be in the 1950's.

07/21/2022

Seen here is a Pennsylvania Railroad T1 leading a train past the Lewistown Junction. The date of the photo is unknown, but it was between 1942 and 1952. The T1's were designed for power and speed for PRR passenger service. Two prototypes were built in 1942, and 50 more were built in 1945-1946. Unfortunately, the PRR placed diesel locomotives on all passenger trains in 1948, moving these steam locomotives to secondary train service. Some were taken out of service in 1949, and all were taken out of service by 1952. None of these engines were preserved and all were scrapped between 1951 and 1956.

Today, there is a group trying to build one of these lost pieces of history from the ground up, and hopefully we will see one of these steam locomotives passing by the Lewistown Junction again someday.

https://prrt1steamlocomotivetrust.org/

07/09/2022

Here is a photo from a local Lewistown collection that has not been seen by many. The exact date this was taken is unknown, but it was between 1942 and 1944.

Seen here are families saying goodbye to loved ones at the Lewistown Junction as soldiers are heading to WWII. A Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train can be seen parked in front of the station as soldiers board. A bus can also been seen at the station reading "State College" across the front. If you look under the roof of the station, a band can be seen playing (most likely the Tressler Boys' Band, which at the time was a well known band across Pennsylvania that was local to Lewistown and under the direction of the well known Palmer Mitchell). Also, to the left of the crowd, soldiers can be seen with guns.