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The Valley RxR isn't going to Middletown for various reasons, but the most important is it would put too much time on there three steam engines. Plus the dinner trips via diesels don't need to go beyond Goodspeed. They are in the business of making a profit, so going to Middletown doesn't make good ...

Why are we talking about this again ?
Nothing is happening & nothing will
Wish it were, but it ain't.

Saturday, Nov. 29th took a ride with 89 ... 475 was also out this day. 11AM was sold out & 11:30 that we (9 of us) got on was full too ... don't think you could walk up to the window & buy tickets this day. Railpace showed a photo of Percy, so when they do their day out with Thomas ... one t...

Somebody pushed the wrong button in the counting house
One of the suits there will probably be retiring early ...

ShadyJay, This topic has been talked about before in detail, so please look at some of the other threads. To summarize briefely: - Middletown to Hartford line is owned by CT DOT. The P&W got them to spend some money on ties, etc. some years ago. The P&W used to to transport gons from MidStat...

Yes, the P&W comes to Middletown quite frequently, but via the "Air Line" route out of NH. They have a big trap rock customer on that line, but just a few, basically, single car customers in the Middletown area via old New Britian line & north of Middletown a couple of miles. There...

The problem with picking folks up at a Amtrak RxR station is the cost of the insurance for the bus. For a few people, a few times a year it just doesn't pay. When the buses due go off-site at Seashore it is a members only trip, i.e. the insurance on the bus is for non-commercial use & it is usua...

" ... I think I finally figgured out what's bugging me about this whole thread all along is that there's so little defending or even explaining what's going on up there from almost any source, let alone any qualified individuals involved in the project. I do sure wish we could hear more from so...

October 12th there is a special event assoc. with the newly spruced up LoV. She'll make 3 trips that day.

" ... Can we return to a serious discussion of the Flying Yankee? ..." nah ! "... Though I don't know what discussion there can be, since there has been (to the best of my knowledge) no appreciable progress to report in some time ..." "... I know,... let's scrap this THREAD!...

Wauwepex was a Cub Scout camp that included Great Pond.
It was re-named for a benifactor,
but is called Camp Tick by many.

Railpace's July issue has a very nice multi page spread on the Spencer event.

2-10-0 1630 rode her Sunday July 6th ... she was on display on main line the rest of the day with a ladder so kids could climb & look in cab.
Also rode the new loop set.

There is a Yohoo P&W blog that reports cars to 7D ... only a few customers on the Air Line/Valley Line (North of Middletown).
That is other then the trap rock customer.

Doesn't look like this fourm is active, but I'll post a question here anyway ... There is a big gathering of old "Covered Wagons", i.e. Streamliners, i.e. E & Fs. The list includes two from IRM: E5A 9911 Nebraska Zepher & F7A 411 C&NW. First why would IRM send its' museum piece...