http://www.topix.net/forum/city/new-oxford-pa/TS2MIGJK2AO8Q274B

The whole story is offline now, but the group wanting to run replica Civil War-era steam trains on the old Northern Central made it past another hurdle.

Rob

Here's the full text of the article from when it appeared online in mid-March:

Commissioners approve lease for tourist train
Organizers plan to have a Civil War-era locomotive.
County commissioners approved a plan to run a Civil War-era tourist train along the rail trail between New Freedom and Hanover junction.
At Wednesday's meeting, they voted to lease the Northern Central rail corridor for 15 years to Steam Into History, Inc., a group backed by local investors that's pursuing the project as a tourist draw. Their goal is to get the train running in time for 2013, the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg and the Gettysburg Address.
"To borrow a phrase, it's full steam ahead for this project," Steam Into History board member Bill Simpson wrote in a press statement released on Wednesday.
The project would not require any money from the county. Steam Into History would pay for the train and for upgrades to the trail. Board members also plan improvements to the two stations, which are county parks.
At a previous meeting when board members presented the plan, county commissioners pointed out that the upgrades alone would benefit the county.
The board's initial plan is to have passengers board the train in New Freedom for a nine-mile trip north to Hanover Junction, where the train would make a brief stop before turning around again. Eventually, Simpson told the commissioners, project organizers would like to be able to have the train stop at Sovereign Bank Stadium in York.
According to Simpson, board members are already in talks to have a replica 1863-model, oil-fueled steam locomotive, four passenger cars and one split passenger/baggage car built. It would travel at a top speed of 15 miles per hour, and would not prevent bicyclists or pedestrians from using the rail trail.
Gettysburg is expecting millions of visitors for the anniversary of Lincoln's address, and Steam Into History members hope that York County can attract some of that tourist trade by emphasizing the role that the county played in the Civil War. Tom Joyce/Daily Record, March 18, 2010

This is really cool news. I'm very happy this is coming to my 'hood.

Even if it is all repro stuff. It'll still be something cool to see (and possibly get involved with).