Railroad Forums 

  • Fall excursions on the Delaware Lackawanna

  • Pertaining to all railroading subjects, past and present, in Pennsylvania
Pertaining to all railroading subjects, past and present, in Pennsylvania

Moderator: bwparker1

 #1061551  by njmidland
 
The Erie Lackawanna Dining Car Preservation Society will be operating three days of trips this Fall. All trips will be pulled by Delaware Lackawanna Alco locomotives.

On Saturday September 1st we will be running a train to Scranton for the La Festa Italiana as well as to Steamtown for their annual Railfest.

Originating at Delaware Water Gap, East Stroudsburg, and Cresco, take the train to Scranton for two these two great events.

The train will depart from Delaware Water Gap at 9:00AM, East Stroudsburg at 9:15AM and Cresco at 10:10AM, arriving at La Festa Italiana at 11:45AM,
and Steamtown at 11:50AM.

The return trip departs from Steamtown at 3:00PM and La Festa Italiana at 3:10PM, and arrives at Cresco at 4:30PM, East Stroudsburg at 5:20PM and
Delaware Water Gap at 5:40PM.

For more information about La Festa Italiana (hint think lots of Italian food!) visit their website at: http://lafestaitaliana.org

On Saturday, October 13 and 20, 2012, we will be operating Fall Foliage excursions originating at the historic Delaware Water Gap station and East
Stroudsburg.

Enjoy a one-hour, forty-five minute round trip through the Delaware Water Gap and through the rugged valley of Brodheads Creek to East Stroudsburg.
See the peak of fall foliage from the train.

*From Delaware Water Gap*
Departures at 10:30AM and 12:30PM
*From East Stroudsburg*
Departures at 10:00AM, 12:00PM, and 2:00PM

For tickets and more information on these trips visit the ELDCPS Events page at http://www.eldcps.org/pages/events.html