News Release

Evening on the Summit: For the Love of the Railroad: The Lasting Legacy of Railroads in America.

Title: Boys running beside an early steam engine pulling carriages.

NPS/Harpers Ferry Center

News Release Date: July 5, 2022

Contact: Elizabeth Shope, 814-449-4125

Park Ranger Steven Lonergan will present, For the Love of the Railroad: The Lasting Legacy of Railroads in America on Saturday, July 9 at 8:00 pm in the amphitheater. This free program will last approximately one hour.     

This presentation features the exciting and enduring history, songs, heroes, villains, and legends of railroads, railroaders and more in the United States, and how these legends are being maintained in the 21^st century. It will also explore how railroads fueled the economic growth of the United States, helping to create the lifestyle that we have today.