Midstate Markers: The Cumberland Valley Railroad
MECHANICSBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — At the intersection of N. Market Street and Strawberry Alley in Mechanicsburg is a state historical marker for the Cumb...
MECHANICSBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — At the intersection of N. Market Street and Strawberry Alley in Mechanicsburg is a state historical marker for the Cumberland Valley Railroad. Starting in the 1830s, the CVRR would tie the Cumberland Valley together from Harrisburg to Winchester, Virginia, and connect the Midstate with Philadelphia. Incorporated in 1831, the CVRR started work on its first section of track in 1836. It opened for service in 1837, with a 17-mile stretch running from Lemoyne, known back then as Bridgeport, to Carlisle.