M&H locomotive goes for a spin.(Small-Road Update)(Middletown & Hummelstown Railroad )(Brief Article)

From: Railway Age | Date: June 1, 2004 | Copyright information

Instead of requesting a special move and paying a connecting Class I to do the job, Middletown & Hummelstown Railroad is turning around locomotives--like eyeglasses at Lens-Crafters--in about an hour. Without a wye or turntable on its property, the ...

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