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 Meeting to determine fate of Westmoreland Scenic Railroad Wednesday, June 23, 2004 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Directors of the Westmoreland Scenic Railroad will meet Saturday night to determine the fate of the circa 1930s diesel train that has provided two runs a week for tourists and train buffs. Jeff Dull, 53, of Youngwood, who heads the nonprofit organization that leases and runs the train, said the 6 p.m. directors meeting will decide if the train will start up again. The railroad made its last run in December and was scheduled to start up again for the summer this month. Money and organizational problems have kept the train off track, Dull said. Since 2002, the railroad has made scheduled weekend trips on existing county freight rails from the historic train station in Scottdale to Sand Hill Berry Farms, a working farm and restaurant in Mount Pleasant. On Wednesday nights the train made two round trips from Bruster's Ice Cream on Greengate Road in Greensburg to Route 119 in South Greensburg. Tourists bought modestly priced tickets -- adults $10 on weekends, $5 on Wednesdays -- to ride the leased train, a well-preserved red diesel engine from the 1950s and two slate gray 60-passenger coaches. Train buffs who made up the organization included professional engineers, conductors and trainmen. The scenic railroad depended on ticket sales and state grants and ran on a county-owned short rail line. The passenger cars remain parked on side tracks near Youngwood. An article in the April edition of Rail Pace Magazine, published in New Jersey, said that the engine has already been sold to a line in Wisconsin. Dull, 53, an electrician and self-proclaimed train buff, said the group had hoped that the scenic railroad would promote the legacy of trains for a new generation, as well as become a tourist attraction.
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