how we started—Founded in 1832, the Strasburg Rail Road celebrated the 175th Anniversary of its railroad charter in 2007. Precisely when the railroad first turned a wheel is still a matter of patient research, but the earliest timetable found to date indicates Strasburg trains were scheduled as of December 1851.

On February 22, 1861, President Abraham Lincoln made a stop at Leaman Place on his inaugural train ride, en route to Lancaster. His four-minute visit brought nearly 5,000 people out to cheer for the President and Mrs. Lincoln. In anticipation of the President’s visit, Strasburg Rail Road chose to run a special train to transport people to and from Leaman Place.

First used for passenger and freight transportation, the railroad’s main purpose became a freight interchange with the Pennsylvania Railroad. Following World War II, improved highway transportation decreased the need for the railroad. By the mid 1950s, the Strasburg Rail Road was nearing the end of its usefulness. In 1957, destruction of the tracks caused by a series of storms placed an immediate embargo on the carload freight. The owners were unwilling to invest in the necessary repairs.
Today—While petitions for abandonment were being considered, Henry K. Long, an industrialist and railfan from nearby Lancaster, along with Donald E. L. Hallock, another enthusiastic railfan with a vision, formed a group of interested individuals to save the railroad. With perseverance and a creative idea, the Strasburg Rail Road was saved.
After repairing the worst spots on the four-and-a-half mile track, the owners began acquiring an inventory of historic locomotives and passenger cars from all across North America. Using the old feed mill as a station, the ambitious band of “rail barons” opened the railroad to visitors in 1958. 2008 marked the 50th anniversary of Strasburg Rail Road as a tourist railroad.

Today, as we look back at their labor of love, the Strasburg Rail Road is one of Lancaster County’s most popular tourist attractions – and recognized as one of America’s most significant examples of early 20th century railroading. Now you can enjoy this experience in Minecraft by downloading this map and experience the life and love of the Strasburg railroad


what i am working on the most right now is the station and yard area once those are complete then I will focus more on the mainline to paradise thank you so much for the support and I look forward to completing this map

For the best experience use optifine mod and the BSL Shaders

to thank you all for your support i have released the pre alpha of the strasburg yard for everyone to enjoy and do role plays or just want to have fun and do yard work and shunting

i am not restarting the map I downloaded a older version of the map and I am continuing on working on the map new picture to come later today

Mods Needed For This Map To Work Properly
i posted the links to the mods to make it easier

immersive railroading(needed)- https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/immersive-railroading/download/2913751

traffic control(needed)- https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/traffic-control/download

railstuff (needed)- https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/railstuff/download

track api(needed)- https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/track-api/download

little tiles(needed)- https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/littletiles/download/3100846

immersive engineering(optional)- https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/immersive-engineering/download/3045695

trackside decoration(NEEDED)- https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/trackside-decor/download/3011494

creative core(needed)-https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/creativecore/download/3097498

fluid tank(optional)- https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/largefluidtank/download/2985022

world edit(optional if you want to do some work on the world)- https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/worldedit/download/2941712