[60 FPS] 2024 NRHS Convention Middletown & Hummelstown Railroad & Williams Grove Steam Train

By Bill Didden
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The final event day of the 2024 NRHS Convention started off at the Middletown & Hummelstown Railroad, just outside of Harrisburg. The railroad assembled a mixed freight and passenger train for some run bys, most of which consisted of street running. Afterwards, our train ran with just passenger cars. Unfortunately, the scheduled Northern Central Railway portion of the convention was canceled, due to a diesel locomotive breakdown. However, the NRHS really made up for it by arranging buses to come to the 66th annual steam show in Mechanicsburg, PA with PRR 643 giving rides to visitors. It was a great way to end the convention.
A special thank you goes out to all of the organizations for making this year’s convention unforgettable:
-National Railway Historical Society
-Strasburg Railroad
-Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania
-East Broad Top Railroad
-Rockhill Trolley Museum
-Reading & Northern Railroad
-Middletown & Hummelstown Railroad
-Williams Grove Historical Steam Engine Association
Also, a special thank you goes out to this year’s convention sponsors:
-Wheel Rail Seminars
-Steel Highway
-White River Productions
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[@BeeLineEast]

Nice video. I captured them shifting a few times. Missed Williams Grove this weekend. I was at Strasburg. I see they put a new paint job on the 643.

[@andyfletchertrains]

Thanks for sharing this great video of the 2024 NRHS Convention at the Middletown & Hummelstown Railroad.

[@TranscontinentalRailfan]

Thank you so much for watching Andy!

[@andyfletchertrains]

@@TranscontinentalRailfan You are welcome. Keep up the great work.

[@OfficialSEIC2K6]

Two journeys on one day. Yay

[@samuelbistline4973]

Great video. I like to thank all the came that day and road on this special train. Come on back and ride again and bring your family and friends. The Williams Grove Railroad hqd a good trunout that day too.

[@TranscontinentalRailfan]

You’re very welcome! So glad to hear you all had a great turnout. I recommend this to every railfan!

[@samuelbistline4973]

@TranscontinentalRailfan Thanks, it means a lot to us. We are starting to get more organized, We are making small changes. We are going to set a hi bar for the future.

[@TranscontinentalRailfan]

@samuelbistline4973 I know you got some very exciting stuff to come in the future. I also wanted to add that the NRHS members came far and wide to see PRR 643 and the steam tractors. Folks from Colorado, California, Texas, Wisconsin, Illinois, and a handful of eastern states. I traveled from Virginia.

[@EastboundProductions]

Thanks for coming out to WGRR!

[@TranscontinentalRailfan]

Your railroad and festival put on a great show! The NRHS and I enjoyed it very much!

[@EastboundProductions]

@@TranscontinentalRailfan glad to hear!

[@AcelaRailfanning]

Great video billy!!

[@TranscontinentalRailfan]

Thank you so much! Great to hear from you!

[@TexasRailfan21-RailfanRyan]

What’s the status on their former Canadian national Mogul steam locomotive which is a sister locomotive of engine number 89 of the Strasburg Railroad will that engine ever returned to the Morristown and Hummelstown Railroad

[@TranscontinentalRailfan]

The M&H didn’t mention a lot on their former CN no. 91, so I guess nothing has been happening to it.

[@The_jestalade]

Was this the railroad that got damaged from a freight derailment? Or am I thinking of something else

[@TranscontinentalRailfan]

@@The_jestalade The folks at the M&H didn’t mention anything about that on their railroad.

[@Yoyle_cakebfdi]

No railfan updates this week?

[@TranscontinentalRailfan]

@@Yoyle_cakebfdi As I said in a previous community tab post, this week’s railfan updates and announcements will be cardies over to next week, due to being occupied filming for the NRHS convention. Please read my recent community tab posts to stay up to date with everything.

[@OfficialSEIC2K6]

@@Yoyle_cakebfdi he's extremely busy with the NRHS convention right now