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Excursions 1960/1963-Did you ride any of these trips?

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Excursions 1960/1963-Did you ride any of these trips?
Posted by 081552 on Saturday, July 12, 2008 6:05 PM

February 22: Long Island Rail Road charter trip using RDS's to Montauk, N.Y. will be sponsored by Transit Improvement Association for the benefit of Trolley Museum of New York. Fare $5.00 in advance. For descriptive flyer contact Everett A. White, chairman

  February 5: Car lines  of Washington D.C. Transit System will be covered on trip sponsered by National Capitol Historical Museum of Transportation. No. 766 deck-roof car built by Kuhlman in 1919 will be used. Fare $3 by advanced reservation only.

 October 13 (1963) Cincinnati Railroad Club will run special train from Cincinnati to Indianapolis via Baltimore and Ohio. Stops will be made at Winto Place, Hamilton, and Oxford, O. Train will include gondola, snack car, caboose at end of train, and B&O E-6 unit with old paint scheme. Departure from Cincinnati will be around 9 a.m., arrival in Indianapolis around 1:30 p.m., return abourt 7 p.m. Movie runs will be made both ways. Fare, $7.75.

October 19 (1963) Rail tour over Erie-Lackawanna; New York, Susquehanna & Western; Lehigh & Hudson River; and Central of New Jersey to Grecourt, N.Y. and Phillipsburg, N.J. will be sponsored by Railroad Enthusiasts, Inc. Consist will include coaches, diner, baggaage car, and lounge car. Group leaves Hoboken E_L Terminal 9 a.m.; returns approximately 7:00 p.m. Fare, $9.75. 

 October 20 (1963): Hutchinson & Northern will reun passenger train sponsored by Topeka Chapter of the NRHS over entire line of Kansas' last electric. Part of the route will cover former Arkansas Valley Interurban trackage. Equipment will be locomotive No. 3 plus Santa Fe coach and baggage cas. Train departs H&N depot, Hutchinson, 10 a.m. for 2 to 4 hour trip. Signed release required. Trip limited to 150 passengers. Fare $1.50

 

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