Dan Padova posted:Who's to say that we can't find a spot along the tracks and take pictures ? From the website description, it seems like unless we fork out $200.00, we will not be able to take a picture. I'm only a bit over an hour away, so it will be worth the ride, just to see if I can find a spot somewhere along or near the right of way.
My grandmother had many sayings. One of them, "Money comes to money", comes to mind in cases like this. In my next life, I am going to be born rich, instead go good looking.....LOL
Fine, take the cheap way, but realize that Strasburg has but 4 public RR crossings along its length. At each one there will be hordes of people, not only will parking be scarce, but elbow room for just aiming a camera will be tight. Then you'll have the nuts who will try to drive to every crossing ahead of the train and do NASCAR moves on a country road.
After 4 weekends of potential mayhem in Amish country, "Lebanon Levi" may return to put the trespassing "English" in their place.
I learned my lesson in Virginia 3 years ago chasing 611, these types of arranged opportunities are priceless. I guess you missed the part where the $200 covers 2 trains, 2 engines, and 6 hours worth of prearranged photo ops.
