Friends of the Railroad Museum

Wednesday, October 4 through Saturday, October 7. The deadline to register has been extended to July 1.

During this custom-designed trip to scenic upstate New York, you’ll enjoy train rides on the Adirondack Scenic Railroad and the Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley Railroad, a dinner cruise on Racquette Lake and guided tours of Great Camp Sagamore, the Adirondack Experience museum and Steamtown national historic site.

Also included is roundtrip motorcoach transportation from central Pennsylvania, three nights hotel accommodations, three breakfasts, three lunches and three dinners. The rate for current members of the Friends of the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania begins at $1,489.00 per person. The non-member rate begins at $1,534.00 per person.

Our private charter will be aboard the historic tavern-lounge car No. 43, once used on the New York Central’s fleet of long-distance trains, on a roundtrip ride between Penn Station’s Moynihan Train Hall in New York City to Amtrak’s Albany-Rensselaer station. You’ll enjoy breathtaking views of the Hudson River from big picture windows, a catered buffet-style lunch northbound and a catered buffet dinner southbound, both served on board the train.

There will be some time to enjoy access to Amtrak’s first-class Metropolitan Lounge before departure from the Moynihan Train Hall. During the layover in Albany-Rensselaer, you’ll be treated to an educational presentation by one of the on board docents and take advantage of a great photo opportunity on the lounge car’s red carpet. On the return trip, you can even write a postcard on replica New York Central stationery and have it sent from the train.

Also included is roundtrip motorcoach transportation from Lititz, Pennsylvania to New York City. The rate for current members of the Friends of the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania is $489.00 per person. The non-member rate is $509.00 per person.

Sunday, December 3.  The deadline to register is August 31.

This customized day trip includes admission to the Brandywine River Museum, which will be opening early, especially and exclusively for our group. There will be plenty of time to enjoy a continental breakfast at the museum, the detailed, holiday train layout — which is constructed and operated by a dedicated group of volunteers — and the many exhibits from the renowned Wyeth family of artists.

Also included are roundtrip motorcoach transportation from central Pennsylvania, a brunch at the historic Mendenhall Inn and a roundtrip ride aboard the Wilmington & Western Railroad. The rate for current members of the Friends of the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania is $259.00 per person. The non-member rate is $279.00 per person.