Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Harrisburg is the capital of Pennsylvania (since 1812), a state of the United States of America. As of the 2000 census, it has a population of 48,950. It is the county seat of Dauphin County and lies on the banks of the Susquehanna River, 105 miles (169 km) west by north of Philadelphia.

Transportation

Airports

Harrisburg is served by Harrisburg International Airport, which is located south of the city in Middletown, Pennsylvania. It's symbol is MDT.

Related Topics:
Harrisburg International Airport - Middletown, Pennsylvania

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Rail

The Pennsylvania Railroad's main line from New York to Chicago passed, unsurprisingly, through Harrisburg. The line was electrified in the 1930s, with the wires reaching Harrisburg in 1938. They went no further. Plans to electrify through to Pittsburgh and thence to Chicago never saw fruition; sufficient funding was never available. Thus, Harrisburg became where the PRR's crack expresses such as the Broadway Limited changed from electric traction to (originally) a steam locomotive, and later a diesel locomotive.

Related Topics:
Pennsylvania Railroad - New York - Chicago - Electrified - 1930s - 1938 - Pittsburgh - Broadway Limited - Steam locomotive - Diesel locomotive

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