My family and I just returned from our vacation in Strasburg, PA. Again, thanks to so many Gauge members for helping to make this trip a success. We've been dreaming about & planning for this for a year or more.
I can't say enough good things about the Strasburg Railroad. It's awesome! Sure, it's a short train ride but they make up for that in every other area. The coaches are in fantastic condition & beautifully restored; it's great watching two steam engines operate, pass each other and shunt down sidings; and the railroad is nestled into a very scenic and picturesque location. And there are lots of other activities & shops around the station.
We spent about 6 days in Strasburg which was ample time to see the many RR sites. I'm attaching some pics from the Strasburg RR as well as the RR museum.
Also, on the drive home we missed a turn off for our planned route and wound up -- completely by coincidence :mrgreen: -- in Scranton, PA. I said to my wife that I just had to stop by and see Steamtown, USA!, which we did, although it was closed at the time. But my two sons and I still had a chance to look at some of the locos outdoors before the park ranger asked us to leave -- maybe next time.
Overall, our journey was good but we sure missed Tim Hortons! As a substitute, we went to Duncan Donuts but it's nowhere near as good!
[Argh, I'm having trouble uploading pics so I'll have to post them later!]
Rob
I can't say enough good things about the Strasburg Railroad. It's awesome! Sure, it's a short train ride but they make up for that in every other area. The coaches are in fantastic condition & beautifully restored; it's great watching two steam engines operate, pass each other and shunt down sidings; and the railroad is nestled into a very scenic and picturesque location. And there are lots of other activities & shops around the station.
We spent about 6 days in Strasburg which was ample time to see the many RR sites. I'm attaching some pics from the Strasburg RR as well as the RR museum.
Also, on the drive home we missed a turn off for our planned route and wound up -- completely by coincidence :mrgreen: -- in Scranton, PA. I said to my wife that I just had to stop by and see Steamtown, USA!, which we did, although it was closed at the time. But my two sons and I still had a chance to look at some of the locos outdoors before the park ranger asked us to leave -- maybe next time.
Overall, our journey was good but we sure missed Tim Hortons! As a substitute, we went to Duncan Donuts but it's nowhere near as good!
[Argh, I'm having trouble uploading pics so I'll have to post them later!]
Rob