Anthracite Railroads Historical Society

Anthracite Railroads Historic Society, Inc. (ARHS) is a non-profit organization founded in 1974 to preserve historic anthracite hauling railroads of eastern Pennsylvania. The railroads that ARHS is responsible for preserving include:

Central Railroad of New Jersey (1843–1976)
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad (18??-1960)
Lehigh and Hudson River Railway (18??-1976)
Lehigh and New England Railroad (1895–1961)
Lehigh Valley Railroad (1851–1976)
Reading Company (1833–1976)

ARHS publishes The Anthracite Extra newsleter and Flags, Diamonds and Statues magazine. The ARHS also owns various pieces of rolling stock either depicting an Anthracite Road or a genuine piece of Anthracite Road history. ARHS is also a member of the New Jersey regional group United Railroad Historical Society of NJ aka URHS (of NJ).

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