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The Cumberland Valley Rail Trail Council, Cumberland Area Economic Development Corporation and Shippensburg University came together with the Shippensburg Township and Dave’s Trucking of Chambersburg to move the 1950s boxcar to the CVRT Shippensburg Trailhead right between downtown and the university.

For nearly twenty years, the CVRTC has developed the former Cumberland Valley Railroad into an eleven-mile, multipurpose recreation trail. The section through Shippensburg Township Park was completed in 2006, but the stretch through campus sat relatively untouched, as usual, there were no funds.

About five years ago, the CVRTC received a grant to complete the trail on Ship’s campus, Taylor said. After dealing with a few practical issues, they started clearing out the trail in 2016.

Two things are needed to create an authentic community development, according to Dieterich-Ward—outdoor recreation and a connection to where you are. Adjacent to the trail, the boxcar provided a perfect opportunity to develop an accessible mini-museum that told the story of the Cumberland Valley Railroad. These new developments—the rail trail extension, comfort station, boxcar museum, and performance space—collectively were renamed Shippensburg Station.

Stanton said people have told stories about the different railroads, but no one has put the whole story of the Cumberland Valley Railroad together like this. “There weren’t many places served by three railroads,” he said. “The whole story has never been told in one place.”

With tracks placed underneath the boxcar and railroad artifacts inside, the boxcar transforms into a museum commemorating the rail industry in Shippensburg.

Source: [justacarguy.blogspot.com]