Northern Central Railway of York

This article is about the heritage railroad. For the historic railroad, see Northern Central Railway.
Steam Into History
Overview
HeadquartersNew Freedom, Pennsylvania
Reporting markNCRA
LocaleYork County, Pennsylvania
Dates of operationJune 2013 (June 2013)–present
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Length10 mi (16 km)
Other
Websitenortherncentralrailway.com
Route map

Legend
Distance
 Station
to York
14 mi
23 km
 Howard Tunnel
Seven Valleys
9 mi
14 km
 Hanover Junction
5 mi
8 km
 Glen Rock
to the Stewartstown Railroad
0 mi
0 km
 New Freedom
Terminus

The Northern Central Railway of York (reporting mark NCRA) is a non-profit, Civil War themed heritage railroad based in New Freedom, Pennsylvania. A reproduction 4-4-0 steam locomotive hauls passengers over 10 miles of Northern Central Railway track between New Freedom and Hanover Junction, Pennsylvania.[1] The operation was originally named Steam into History and held its grand opening on June 1, 2013.[2] In 2019 it took up the historical name Northern Central Railway.[3]

  1. ^ "Steam into History train coming soon - the York Daily Record". Archived from the original on 2013-04-14. Retrieved 2013-08-26.
  2. ^ "First Steam into History trip departs New Freedom Saturday - York Dispatch". Archived from the original on 2013-12-24. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
  3. ^ Laepple, Wayne (10 June 2019). "Steam Into History organization takes up older railroad's name". Trains.com. Laepple. Retrieved 18 November 2022.