20 August 2024 – Tuesday
Driving from PA to NY where we spend the night in a quaint town with a historic railroad collection.
0838 66,052 59°F Mechanicsburg, PA Leave our overnight spot at Appalachian Brewing Company
0910 66,069 60°F Harrisburg, PA Refuel at Costco
1051 66,165 58°F Stretch at a rest area on 81 in PA
1145 66,190 61°F Scranton, PA Refuel at Sam's Club
Fuel is less expensive in Pennsylvania than it will be in New York
Ate lunch in the, less than scenic, parking lot at Sam's Club 1238
Stopped after passing under this tall and narrow railroad crossing. Signage told of a sanitarium featuring curative springs that opened here in 1870.
1457 66.314 Milford, NY
We have landed at the Cooperstown and Charlotte Valley Railroad, a Harvest Host site, for tonight.
Milford had nice sidewalks, so I wandered around the town.
Found the 1810 Sayre House and Store Museum,
some beautiful old homes,
and a cute yarn shop.
We sat in on the briefing as a group readied for a ride. Bikes are electric powered. In order to engage the electric motor, one person needs to keep the pedals moving, but there is no significant resistance.
There is a lead car and a trailing car with folks to assist if anyone had difficulties along the way.
We watched a few of the cars head out.
An hour and a half later all the rail bikers returned looking happy despite the drizzle.
The Cooperstown Brewery across the tracks wasn't open, even though their sign said 7 days a week until 9 pm. I walked over at the same time as some thirsty railbike customers and we were all disappointed.
Back at the museum, we learned that the depot, built in 1869, was a combination freight and passenger station for the Cooperstown and Susquehanna Valley Railroad. A ticket window and pot belly stove remain in the preserved waiting area.
Other rooms in the depot have model trains and railroad memorabilia.
We left a donation since the full scale trains only run on weekends.
We were treated to a rainbow as the last of the employees closed up for the night.
I can't resist sharing a few more rainbow pictures.
Is the D&H Caboose a pot of gold?
This was a very quiet spot though it did get down to a chilly 47°F overnight.
After closing, the only visitor was a woodchuck outside our window.
Today's Route
259 miles
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Growing up near the Delaware and Hudson mainline, I enjoyed seeing D&H equipment being preserved.
I did get permission to wander the rail yard from the owner. Here are a few more shots of rolling stock that I found interesting.
Goodbye, for now, from the Cooperstown and Charlotte Valley Railroad.
I enjoyed the shoots. Interestingly, the last one is very cool.
ReplyDeleteYou take awesome pics ... camera or phone?
ReplyDeleteThank you for the kind words. As for cameras, it depends on the situation. My iPhone 15 is always available, but we do travel with my preferred tools; a Nikon D750 with 3 lenses and a tripod.
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