During the July fourth weekend, 2000, I
visited, for the first time, the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania and the
Strasburg Railroad, both in Strasburg,
PA. The museum is an awesome place for a railfan to visit! The
display of motive power and rolling stock is second to none. I shot the
photos below; click on a thumbnail to see the photo in its full web size (640x480 --
I regret that, due to space limitations, I cannot present these photos in all of
their megapixel glory).
After the TCA York meet in April of 2002, my friend Bob, his daughters, and I
visited the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania and went for a ride on the Strasburg
Railroad on a train pulled by Consolidation (2-8-0) #475. It was a great
deal of fun, as the following photos should show. Unfortunately, the
museum yard was closed due to restoration work, so we were only able to see the
trains inside the museum proper -- it was still well worth the visit.
Clicking on any of the thumbnails will bring up the full web-sized photo.
#475 pulling into the station |
#475 in the station |
The Strasburg Railroad water tower |
The passenger cars are old and have been lovingly restored. The flue is
for the potbelly coal stove! |
Heading toward Leaman Place (the interchange between the Strasburg RR
and the former PRR main line). |
There's no room to turn around, so the locomotive runs around to pull
the train from the rear |
Here the locomotive is running around past the train to pull it back to
Strasburg |
The locomotive going past to get to the rear end of the train |
Heading back, the locomotive pulls the train front forward |
View of the locomotive from the train |
The Strasburg RR has a little red caboose. Or maybe not so little
after all |
#475 getting ready for the next run of the day |
#475 attracts a crowd |
It's a Baldwin, built in 1906 and lovingly maintained |
Cab of #475 |
At the museum is this well preserved example of the PRR DD1 |
PRR DD1 |
Note the sliding shoes to allow the DD1 to use the outside third rail
for power |
Bob's daughters Kimberly and Stephanie in front of the PRR K4s #3750 |
Here they are again, in front of D16sb, a 4-4-0 American steamer |
PRR #7688, an H10 2-8-0 Consolidation |
Another Baldwin locomotive |
Virginia & Truckee Tahoe, a 2-6-0 Mogul steamer |
Across from the museum, the Strasburg RR has this little doodlebug |
One of the well restored old time passenger cars in the museum's
collection |
Parked out in the yard, next to the road, is the PRR 4-8-s Mountain-type
steamer, class M1b, in need of restoration |
A view of the front of the M1b |
A classic view of a classic locomotive. I hope that it's slated
for restoration soon! |
The M1b was built at Pennsy's own Altoona shops |
The running gear of the M1b |
On 6 June 2009, my friends Bob, Jacob, and I visited the Railroad Museum of
Pennsylvania, the Strasburg Railroad, and the Choo Choo Barn, all located in
Strasburg, Pennsylvania. The first set of photos shows the museum.
Clicking on one of the thumbnails will bring up the full web-sized photo.
(The following three sections are not complete; as time allows, I will be adding
the appropriate captions to explain each photo)
Model trains in the museum lobby |
Model trains in the museum lobby |
PRR #1223, a 4-4-0 D16sb American type |
#1223 tender |
Bob with #1223 |
Front view of PRR #1223, 4-4-0 D16sb American |
Front view of the replica John Bull |
The nose of the PRR E7 diesel locomotive |
PRR #5741, 4-6-0 Ten- Wheeler G5s |
V&T #20, The Tahoe, 2-6-0 wood-burning Mogul |
PRR #1187, a 2-8-0 H3 Consolidation |
PRR #1187, a 2-8-0 H3 Consolidation |
Consolidation tender |
Jacob with #1187 |
Jacob again sans glasses |
Lehigh Valley bobber caboose |
Restored passenger car and old time buggy |
B.S. #111, 0-4-0T tank engine |
Restored passenger car |
Snow plow |
PRR #2846, a 2-8-0 H6sb Consolidation |
Railbus |
Railbus placard |
View of locomotive drivers from below |
Who said that blind drivers aren't prototypical? |
The #1187 placard |
A PRR pickup truck! |
One of the museum's well restored passenger cars |
John Bull replica |
John Bull placard |
PRR #7002, a 4-4-2 E2a Atlantic type steamer |
PRR #7002 |
The #7002 placard |
A fireless steam locomotive, essentially a large Thermos bottle |
The fireless steam locomotive placard |
The #1670 placard |
PRR #1670, an 0-6-0 B6sb switch engine. Note the lack of engine lagging. |
The B6 tender |
The #5741 tender |
PRR #5741, a 4-6-0 G5s Ten Wheeler |
The #5741 placard |
PRR #5901 diesel placard |
PRR #5901, an E7 passenger diesel |
Virginia & Truckee Tahoe, a 2-6-0 Mogul |
The cab of the Tahoe |
The Tahoe tender. She was a wood burner |
Reading #1251, an 0-6-0T tank engine |
Reading #1251 placard |
Slopeback tender of #94 |
PRR #94, an 0-4-0 A5s switch engine. Note absence of lagging |
The #94 placard |
#7002 from the other side |
The John Stevens, a very early steam engine |
PRR E44 rectifier |
PRR B1 "rat" |
Last steam loco bell from the Lehigh Valley RR |
Backhead of the Climax geared locomotive |
Close-up of Shay gearing |
Nose of the Shay geared locomotive |
The 'face' of the Olomana |
B1 placard |
Heisler geared locomotive |
Heisler geared locomotive |
Heisler placard |
Climax geared locomotive |
Climax placard |
Shay geared locomotive |
Shay geared locomotive |
Shay geared locomotive |
Diorama with PRR porthole caboose |
Olomana placard |
Olomana, an 0-4-2T locomotive |
An Atlas Reefer - life size! |
Jacob in a locomotive simulator |
Jacob at the throttle |
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Nickel Plate 2-8-4 Berkshire #757 |
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Old Rivets herself, the first GG1, #4800 |
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Nickel Plate 2-8-4 Berkshire #757 |
Berkshire tender |
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Flat end observation car |
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Old Rivets, GG1 #4800 |
The H10 builder's plate |
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Old Rivets, the first GG1, #4800, taken from across the street at the
Strasburg RR |
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The next set of photos were taken at the Strasburg Railroad. The
locomotive used on our excursion was #90, a 2-10-0 Decapod type steam
locomotive.
The Strasburg RR water tower |
Historic tower J |
#90 approaching the station |
#90 getting closer |
Interior of Marian, our first-class car |
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Marian, the first-class car we rode in |
Interior of Marian |
Jacob |
Bob |
Red Caboose Motel as seen from the train |
Red Caboose Motel as seen from the train |
Jacob in Marian, our first class car |
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Red Caboose Motel as seen from the train |
Viewed from the train, Reading 1187, a tiny 0-4-0 camelback slated
for restoration |
#90 after the excursion, running around the train |
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Bob and Jacob try out the handcar |
Not so easy as it appears |
Bob appears to be straining! |
Got it going! |
Clear track ahead! |
On the way back |
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This last set of photos was taken at the Choo Choo Barn, just down the road
from the Museum and the Railroad. It has an enormous O-gauge layout that
is filled with more animations than I have ever seen on any layout. I've
tried to document it in the photos below, but they show only a fraction of what
there is to see. Click on any of the thumbnails to see the full web-sized
photos.