Where Does It End?

I moved to South Central Pennsylvania seven years ago. I was told there was an old rail trail that was great for walking, cycling and horse back riding. Why I didn’t explore it until a few years ago, I can’t say.  One day it just occurred to me to go there.

The train used to run from York, PA to Baltimore, MD and to a few places in between. There is a photo at the Hanover station of Abraham Lincoln waiting to change trains before heading to Gettysburg (to make some kind of speech).

Hurricane Agnes caused a lot of damage in the 1970’s and train service ended. For good.

A few smart people decided to do what they could to make the trail of  some use. I’m glad they did. I hear it goes about 60 miles, but I’ve never seen the end or the beginning. Where does it start exactly? Where does it end?

I take my morning walks there and this is what it looks like this time of year. It’s amazing.

I hear a replica of the old steam engine train is being built and will come to the tracks in a few years, offering a glimpse of what it used to be to ride on this trail way back in Abe’s day. If it does, I am definitely going to board it. Maybe it will take me to the beginning…or to the end.