[PRR-talk] Coming to see for myself!

[Jerry Britton]

Mick:

I hope your visit stateside is as enjoyable as you hope it will be.  
Yes, probably a once-in-a-lifetime trip.

Horseshoe is indeed something you have to see. The Altoona museum is  
certainly worth seeing. However, in my opinion it is not the best.  
Try to plan your route to give you at least a half a day at the  
Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. It's in Strasburg, just east of  
Lancaster. The PRR itself saved many locomotives for posterity...  
this is where most of that collection went. You'll see a restored M1b  
out front to greet you. A K4s, an E7, LEMO tower restored, much much  
more!

Between Altoona and Strasburg you might plan your route to visit the  
Rockville Bridge. While down to two tracks from the PRR's four,  
Norfolk Southern still puts a lot of trains across this classic  
location. Just north of Harrisburg at Marysville.

On Dec 8, 2007, at 11:28 AM, Mick wrote:

> After spending nearly 30yrs modelling the Pennsy from afar 
> (Melbourne, Australia), Im finally going to see it for myself.
>
> I will be arriving in LA at easter and driving an RV across the USA.
>
> I will be arriving in Pittsburgh about the 11th of April.
>
> Im looking for suggestions as to where to go to make the most of a  
> few days in Pennsylvania. I have to hand in the RV on the 18th in  
> New York
>
> Apart from the obvious (Horseshoe and the tunnels and the Altoona  
> Museum) Where should I go to be best able to soak up a little  
> Pennsy history and colour?
>
> All suggestions will be greatfully accepted. And if any of you want  
> to join me for a day or two, there will be plenty of room in the RV  
> for a passenger or two.
>
> This is a once in a lifetime trip for me, and I want to make the  
> most of it!
>

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