Norfolk Southern Railroad

Enola Yard

View of Enola Yard, c. 1910 - 1915

The Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) significantly expanded its infrastructure in the early 1900s to handle growing volumes of both freight and passenger traffic.

Jim Leonard

Interview of Jim Leonard for the Elizabeth V. and George F. Gardner Digital Library. Leonard discusses growing up in Enola, PA and his family's connection to the Enola Rail Yard. He further goes into details on his own work at the Rail Yard over the course of thirty years.

Middlesex Township

The township of Middlesex lies along the northerly half of the west side of the Stony (“Stoney”) Ridge, a geological trap dike (older than the North or South mountains) which formed the original boundary between the west and east divisions of Pennsborough Township (established in 1735) as early a

Robert Monath

Interview of Robert Monath for the Elizabeth V. and George F. Gardner Digital Library Memory Bank a part of the Cumberland County Historical Society in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Monath discusses his family's history and connections working on various Railroads in Central Pennsylvania as well his own time as a fireman and engineer for Penn Central, Amtrak, Conrail, and finally Norfolk Southern.

Southampton Township

Photo of Orrstown Road Bridge taken in 1933

Southampton Township was formed in 1783. It rests at the south-west corner of Cumberland County and is bordered by Franklin and Adams Counties. The southern part of the township nestles against South Mountain and is currently zoned for Woodlands Conservation in order to preserve the forests.