04-28-2009, 06:27 PM
I was at Steamtown last Fall, on a pretty crummy (weather-wise) day. I spent a good part of the day there, and saw only one other visitor. The upside of this was that the tour guide had lots of time for us, giving us, in addition to the usual routine tour, a trip through the shop area, where we got to see some "behind the scenes" restoration work. I also got to see, first-hand, a Coffin feedwater heater, and was able to get some answers to a photo mystery about these appliances that had been puzzling me for some time. If the weather is nice, allowing more inspection of the outdoor exhibits, I'm not sure that a day would be sufficient time to see everything of interest and still allow us to get acquainted with one another other, too.
Of course, you're not required to stick with the guides, and can wander around pretty-much anywhere that's not "off-limits". I'm game for this one, too, as Mister Nutbar had also mentioned visiting there again.
Strasburg and the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, located across the road from each other, could be another possible venue for our get-together.
Wayne
Of course, you're not required to stick with the guides, and can wander around pretty-much anywhere that's not "off-limits". I'm game for this one, too, as Mister Nutbar had also mentioned visiting there again.
Strasburg and the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, located across the road from each other, could be another possible venue for our get-together.
Wayne