Category: Trains
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North Carolina to Wisconsin – Day 1
13 June 2023 NC to Wisconsin Day 1 – Durham, NC to Beckley, WV Stopped to pick-up a recent map at the Virginia Welcome Center. Still love the VA tourism “I Love Virginia” theme. Virginia is thin here, so it was just an hour before we stopped at the West Virginia welcome center. We didn’t…
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Reidsville Camping, Trails, and Trains
24 May 2023 1415 54,860 Leave Home 1541 54,931 Reidsville, NC Lake Reidsville City Park We’re here for an overnight stay and will wander home tomorrow. The park office and store offer a simple place to check-in and get supplies. The forty-six sites here are priced at $28 for water and electric or $30 for…
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Canal Park and Home
15 October 2022 Saturday Sunrise at Richard’s Fruit Market, Middletown, PA 0840 51,984 43° Thankful for another fun Harvest Hosts stop, we headed south towards home. 1203 52,100 67° Scottsville, VA Parked at the Canal Park for lunch and walked the levee along the James River. We learned that Scottsville was a major port…
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Hudson Valley Fall Colors
13 October 2022 Thursday posted 29 May 2023 1003 51,503 61° Leave Malta, NY Heading home with fall colors in full swing, we decided to travel the eastern side of New York’s Hudson River for a change. 1256 51,596 61° Rhinebeck, NY Stopped in Starr Park to make lunch. From here we followed route…
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Adirondack Lakes and Rails
15 August 2022 – Mondayposted 28 April 2023 Riding through the Adirondacks 0800 49,643 60° Holland Patent, NY Walked over to Poppy’s Place Cafe and Bakery near the Harvest Host (16 Stone BrewPub) to pick-up some fresh blueberry muffins before heading north. 0852 49,682 Thendara, NY Our first stop, as we headed into the Adirondack…
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Lake Erie Shoreline Route
12 August 2022 FridayPosted 20 April 2023 Wandering along the south shore of Lake Erie from Ohio to New York 0900 49,157 65° Leave Wakeman, Ohio 0930 49,170 Vermilion, OH Stopping at the Vermilion Station we learned that the town is a mecca for railfans, boasting five trains rolling through every hour. Vermilion Mainline Rail…
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