America's oldest operating railroad with a charter dating back to 1832. First used for passenger and freight transportation, the short line limped along for more than a century until in 1958, on the verge of abandonment, the railroad was salvaged and given new life as a tourist railroad. When you visit, the first thing you can expect is an authentic experience of a real steam railroad. The locomotives and passenger cars, are not replicas, and staff members are not reenactors. Strasburg Rail Road has five working steam locomotives and 20 operating passenger cars, including a President's Car, First-Class Parlor Car, First Class Lounge, and a Dining Car.