Hi, I just called about the ride mentioned in the York Dispatch and was told that there was a misunderstanding. There's a bike ride, not a train ride. The...
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parthenabowman
Jul 20, 2004 8:29 pm
Hi, I just called about the ride mentioned in the York Dispatch and was told that there was a misunderstanding. There's a bike ride, not a train ride. The...
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prrk4s1361
Jul 22, 2004 3:24 am
Gary, I'm new to this forum and have been catching up on the messages. I work for the state in Harrisburg. Interesting items on here. Have one question...
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Gary
Garyprr
Jul 23, 2004 12:32 am
One way to get there from Queen Street is to go south on Queen Street to Princess Street; turn left onto E. Princess Street and continue until you cross the...
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Carrock1998@...
carrock1998
Jul 23, 2004 12:12 pm
If you want information on Stewartstown a good book is The Story of the Stewartstown Railroad. HOpe that helps you on your thesis. Robert R. Jackson...
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prrk4s1361
Jul 29, 2004 2:57 pm
Gary, BTW my name is Bill Mondo; I live in Middletown by HIA. Anyway, I drove down to York using ur directions and had no trouble finding it. However, due to...
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prrk4s1361
Jul 29, 2004 2:57 pm
Gary, one other thing I wanted to mention. We were discussing CF7's. I remember about a month ago my wife and I drove to the State College area checking out...
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yorkfd@...
gregyfd
Aug 23, 2004 5:48 pm
Wednesday, August 18, 2004 - 11:50:40 AM EST Funds needed to restore store By HARRY McLAUGHLIN The York Dispatch A campaign to raise $15,000 to finance the...
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gregyfd
Sep 10, 2004 7:18 pm
Judge orders stop to bulldozing at Beaver Dam Run James Riffin says he wants to build railroad from Hunt Valley to Pa. Riffin's been working on a railroad;...
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Jerry Britton
keystonecros...
Oct 25, 2004 2:59 pm
The Susquehanna Valley Model Railroaders (SVMR), an co-operative of model railroad layout owners in the southcentral Pennsylvania area, are pleased to announce...
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mdgolfbum
Oct 29, 2004 2:52 am
http://www.jtmiller.com/ncrr_walk.htm The signal standards make me think this area must have been double tracked or at least provided with passing sidings. ...
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yorkfd@...
gregyfd
Oct 29, 2004 3:02 am
... The trail currently ends in downtown York, about 21 miles or so north of the Mason-Dixon line. Future plans are to extend the trail north of York, but not...
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gregyfd
Oct 30, 2004 2:46 am
It is my sad duty to report that another former railroad station has been lost to history. The former Strawbridge station, in southern York County, PA, was...
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Ernie Colwell
ernierailnut
Oct 31, 2004 5:28 am
Greg, Where was the Strawbridge station located? Do you know of any photos of the station? BTW, while I think of it, my email is changed, it is now ...
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gregyfd
Nov 1, 2004 4:19 am
Ernie, I have one photo of the building on my Railroads of York web site, specifically at http://www.trainweb.org/rrofyork/strwbrdg.jpg , which I shot back in...
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Ernie Colwell
ernierailnut
Nov 1, 2004 5:40 am
Greg, What a loss, thanks for the photo. I'm not sure I remember this, should have passed it and photographed it though on the way to Fawn Grove. Take Care ...
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Jerry Britton
keystonecros...
Nov 1, 2004 1:05 pm
Two weeks out reminder: The Susquehanna Valley Model Railroaders (SVMR), an co-operative of model railroad layout owners in the southcentral Pennsylvania area,...
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Garyprr
Nov 1, 2004 6:26 pm
Hello all, I just passed Windsor Street Yard and notice two passenger cars there. One is blue with a yellow streak down the side and the other looks to be...
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Gregg
amflyer336
Nov 4, 2004 5:47 pm
Does anyone recall a tent(?) at the York Fair in the mid-1950's with an operating train layout? Maybe PRR? I think it was between Memorial Hall and Old Main....
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Stan105F@...
stanley_eber...
Nov 5, 2004 3:08 pm
In a message dated 11/4/2004 12:50:25 PM Eastern Standard Time, gmummert@... writes: Gregg, I do remember that for several years the B&O RR would bring...
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Gary
Garyprr
Nov 5, 2004 7:20 pm
From Gary E. Heiland I recall observing the B&O layout several years. It was set up in the Carlisle Avenue end of the Horticultural Hall. I loved it!!!! In a...
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Gregg Mummert
amflyer336
Nov 7, 2004 3:53 am
Thanks for the details, gentlemen! WM or PRR would have made sense - wouldn't have guessed B&O. I wasn't dreaming! Just too young at the time and now too...
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Gary
Garyprr
Nov 7, 2004 5:13 pm
I also remember going to the fair and looking for the booth set up by the "Checkered Flag" hobby shop. I think that he had a TT scale layout running a couple...
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Jerry Britton
keystonecros...
Nov 8, 2004 1:04 pm
One week out reminder: The Susquehanna Valley Model Railroaders (SVMR), an co-operative of model railroad layout owners in the southcentral Pennsylvania area,...
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snoopytoo17402
Nov 16, 2004 1:07 am
Hello Folks, Can anybody tell me when the the hump back vehicle bridge near Stony Brook east of York was built? Thanks, Bob Martin Central Pennsylvania...
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Matthew Mummert
mlmummert
Nov 16, 2004 3:30 am
I believe it was built in the early 30s when the highway was improved between York and Lancaster. Matthew Mummert...
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Garyprr
Nov 17, 2004 12:05 am
Here is the link to a local auction with some collectible trains and other toys, plus lots of other antiques. ...
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snoopytoo17402
Dec 14, 2004 12:02 am
You are invited to attend the 14th Annual Open House of the Central Pennsylvania Railroad (CPRR), an HO scale model railroad, Sunday, December 26, 1-5 p.m....
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Derrick
lappdawg27
Dec 30, 2004 3:20 am
Hey all, I am a new member and have a few questions about current operations in the York area. I am from Strasburg, PA and I would like to use a rare Friday...
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yorkfd@...
gregyfd
Dec 31, 2004 4:16 am
Derrick, All great questions that I wish I had answers for you. I'm not up-to-date on the local schedules, and have no clue how the holiday weekend may affect...
