The Engineer on Locomotive # 89 on the Strasburg Railroad in Strasburg, PA looks out the window as he pulls off with a full compliment of passengers for a sightseeing trip through the Lancaster County countryside on 3-29-2009.
The Strasburg Railroad offers tourists several different riding experiences on their steam driven railroad including closed passenger cars, open passenger cars for warmer weather and full service dining cars. The Conductor, Engineer, Ticket Takers and everyone involved are outfitted in period dress making this truly a step back in history for train lovers.
Locomotive # 89 was a former engine on the Canadian National Railway dating back to 1910. # 89 was purchased from the Steamtown Foundation in 1972. Enroute to Strasburg that June, it was caught in Penn Central’s Buttonwood, Pennsylvania, yard when the Susquehanna River flooded over the locomotive’s stack, delaying its debut at Strasburg.
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