Strasburg Railroad Pics and Videos 12.12.15

Here is my video. I met my friend Alan Smith there.

Mike 

That's alway fun .

Thanks,John

Is the Strasburg still doing steam freight?

Well, it seems like quite a few OGRers might have made the trip.  We made it yesterday with four grandkids and their parents.  I took a lot of pics and some videos but mostly of the kids.  Maybe I'll see if I have any real "train" videos I can add to this collection.  It was a beautiful day.  I suspect the old Strasburg RR had a banner day.  Good for them.  A great attraction preserving our history.

Very good photos and video. Thank you for posting.

Bob

Tom M posted:

Is the Strasburg still doing steam freight?

YES! In fact, if you go to my youtube channel, you'll see a video I took two week ago of the CN 89 pulling into the yard with a freight. My two friends work there and I am going to ask them if they know the freight schedule so I can catch one.

I am very happy to see the railroad having success with the freight business. I'm certain if they didn't have that option eventually the strasburg railroad would either turn the way of the EBT or raise their ticket prices significantly.

FrankfordJunction posted:

Well, it seems like quite a few OGRers might have made the trip.  We made it yesterday with four grandkids and their parents.  I took a lot of pics and some videos but mostly of the kids.  Maybe I'll see if I have any real "train" videos I can add to this collection.  It was a beautiful day.  I suspect the old Strasburg RR had a banner day.  Good for them.  A great attraction preserving our history.

You should have said hi!!! I was the guy walking around with a tripod and a camera bag while wearing a bright red jacket. I'm pretty sure I stuck out like a sore thumb. 

It was a gorgeous day. I went to Cherry Hill to catch the CN 89 take an assault on the 1.3% grade and it was beautiful to see a steam locomotive charging hard in 70 degree weather in December.

I will be there again on the 19th for a Santa train with my family and my brother's family as well.

Mike, I may have seen you as we whizzed past at Cherry Hill.  Your photos capture the beauty of the day and those classic trains doing their thing.  Thanks.

Glad to hear you had a good time Ron. Thanks for the compliments!

I may go back next weekend again to do some more railfanning in different locations. Depends on the weather though.

Snow and steam?!?! Can't be that bad!

Now, THAT, was a Christmas Train straight from the North Pole!  Great shots...extra credit for braving the conditions!

Excellent photos and videos, love the snow shots.  Yes, steam and snow most definitely go together quite well.  

That place is a treasure, for sure. If only the EBT was as good- or even running, for that matter. Pa's disgrace, the K4 and EBT.

jim pastorius posted:

That place is a treasure, for sure. If only the EBT was as good- or even running, for that matter. Pa's disgrace, the K4 and EBT.

It's an absolute treasure that NEVER gets old! No matter what!

Jim, as I stood there looking across the road at the Railroad Museum o Pennsylvania, I was thinking the exact same thing.  Locomotives like the K4 and 'Old Rivets' need to be not just "saved".  They need to be restored and displayed in all their past glory.  I can only hope I'm around to see it happen.  Our consolation is, at least, they were not scrapped as so many others were.