Strasburg Rail Road

Today Barbara and I took a nine mile ride on a train being pulled by the Great Western #90, 2-10-0 steam locomotive built in 1924. This train ride travels through the heart of Amish country in Pennsylvania. All of the railcars have been restored to their original condition. Back in 1863 President Lincoln traveled by train on these same tracks to the town of Gettysburg for his infamous Gettysburg address.

After the train ride we toured a nearby model rail road museum. This museum had all of the different brands of toy trains, Marx, Lionel, American Flyer and Marklin, that my brothers and I owned as kids. Some we still own today. This was a fun museum as all of the train layouts on display were interactive, meaning we could make the trains and some of their accessories work.

The train station.
Boarding place for the Hogwarts Express.
Leaving the station.
Amish Country
Time to turn around.
Back at the station.
Ready for another run.

Published by Trail Rocker

I am a retired professional geologist who loves hiking, photography and travelling with my lovely wife Barbara.

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  1. Sure glad you guys are visiting all these great PA locations, makes our trip planning research much easier😎 I was really hoping to see a pic of you wearing some train engineer bib overalls and cap though😜

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