The Cumberland Valley Railroad (reporting mark CVRR) [1] was an early railroad in Pennsylvania, United States, originally chartered in 1831 to connect with Pennsylvania's Main Line of Public …

The CVRR converted a passenger car to folding sleeping berths, inventing what is believed to be the first sleeping car. It was popular enough to build a second sleeping car. When the …

The Cumberland Valley Railroad (reporting mark CVRR) was an early railroad in Pennsylvania, United States, originally chartered in 1831 to connect with Pennsylvania's Main Line of Public …

The Cumberland Valley Railroad Bridge is a currently unused railroad bridge. The bridge links downtown Harrisburg, City Island, and the western suburbs of Cumberland County, …

Pennsylvania legislature creates a charter to build the CVRR. August 12, 1837 of the railroad completed from Carlisle to Bridgeport on the Susquehanna River. Early engine "Pioneer" was …

Mar 29, 2025 · The CVRR has been ripped out between Shippensburg and just east of PA465/Allen Road in Carlisle. The portion between Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania …

The CVRR has the historic distinction of being the very first railroad in the U.S. to operate a passenger sleeping car. The railroad's Chambersburg facilities were closed in 1972 and the …

The CVRR first and foremost served the Cumberland Valley, a particularly lush portion of the Great Valley that runs from Eastern Pennsylvania to Alabama. The CVRR was considered to …

The CVRR was a pre-Civil War regional RR that stretched across 4 states from Harrisburg, PA., to Winchester, VA. Absorbed into PRR in 1919, the line is run by NS and Winchester & …

History and map of the abandoned Cumberland Valley Railroad.