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Hey Mike. I work not too far from you in Coopersburg, PA. I've been to the Strassburg a few times, and loved it every time. The PA train museum is definately a "must see" in my book. In fact I'll be there in a couple of weekends.Did you ever have a chance to ride the Blue Mountain and Reading from Temple to Hamburg PA when they were running regular excursians? To me that was a better railroad to ride as a tourist. 13 miles of well maintained track (50+ mph), 2 working Steam locomotives (the 425 and the 2102), and a host of vintage diesels (E-8's, GP-30, C-630, RDC's). My father worked for the BM&R as a conductor for several years, and I tagged along every chance I got. Even got a few cab rides which were really neat. However, that operation is no more so all we Eastern PA folks have is the New Hope and Ivyland (which I have never been to), The W,K,&S railroad(Kempton PA), Steamtown, and the Strassburg Railroad. All of which are a long enough drive to dictate a weekend trip. I have however heard rumors that there may be tourist trains operating from Kutztown PA to Topton PA starting this summer, I guess we'll just have to wait and see. Talk to you later Mike.
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