Leaving PA and heading to Phillipsburg NJ

Even Left-hand turns were made from the Right Lane"
Lee and Karen Duquette have never seen this sign in any other place.

Below is the brochure that Lee Duquette found and thought the train ride might be interesting.

Below: The train ticket station and the fare information. Unfortunately, it turned out that Lee and Karen Duquette did not think the trip was worth $20 EACH. Lesson Learned.

Below: Two photos taken as Lee and Karen Duquette walked toward the train. Unfortunately they had to board from the back of the train, so they could not get pictures of the entire train or the engine.

The train cars originally came from the Long Island Railroad dating from the 1950's and have been restored by volunteers. Steam locomotive #142 was built in the Peoples Republic of China in 1989 by the TangShan Locomotive Works. Until 2000, TangShan was the last place in the world that made production steam engines. The locomotive resembles trains from an era long ago. The engine, with tender, weighs approximately 154 tons, including 13 tons of coal and 6,600 gallons of water. The engine is hand-fired, which means someone has to shovel coal into the firebox to keep the fire hot enough to make steam. No. 142 is 14' 6" high, 10' 8" wide, and with tender, 75' 3".

Below: Lee and Karen Duquette boarded the train and chose a window seat on the side of the railroad track that they thought would provide the best scenery for them.

The train leaves Phillipsburg at 10:00 am, 12:00 noon, 2:00 pm and 4:00 pm for a 2-hour round trip.

Along the way, Karen Duquette took photos through the closed window of the train of The Delaware River, which originates in New York state, runs along the Pennsylvania-New York, New Jersey-Pennsylvania, and New Jersey-Delaware borders on its way to the Atlantic ocean. It is one of the major rivers in the eastern United States, and also one of the cleanest, environmentally.

Below: The destination on this date was the little hamlet of Riegelsville, New Jersey, situated on the Delaware River. Riegelsville, Pennsylvania is just across the river and is joined by the famous Roebling wire rope bridge constructed in 1904 that can BARELY BE SEEN in the photo below.

As shown in the photo below, once in Riegelsville many of the riders got off the train to explore the area, and will later take any train back. There are two local taverns. However, Lee and Karen Duquette did not want to get off the train to eat or drink in Riegelsville, so they remained on the train for the trip back.

Below: Walking back up the small, but steep hill
to the parking lot.

Below: A sticker on a car that was parked alongside
of Lee Duquette's car.

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