Events
May 18th-19th - Central PA Weekend
We will have a 2-day ride over the 86-mile North Shore Railroad on Saturday and the 50-mile Shamokin Valley Railroad on Sunday. Saturday, we expect to ride from Northumberland to Berwick, with a lunch stop at Sheetz/Arby’s on the Bloomsburg-Berwick highway. The Central PA Chapter of the NRHS will again be our hosts Saturday night at their former Reading Railroad station in White Deer. They will be serving a meal for our group. Everyone is asked to give a donation for his or her meal. Serving will begin at 6:00 PM. They will be showing videos / slides. $10 of your fee is donated to the Chapter to help cover expenses.
On Sunday, we will travel from Sunbury through Shamokin to the top of the mountain, near MT Carmel. We will stop near several restaurants in Shamokin or at the Weis Market to get our lunch. Proof of NARCOA insurance required / All NARCOA rules will be enforced.
Price for the weekend: $125 .
Questions: Contact Jamie Haislip: Jamieh@haislipcorp.com 703-906-2502
June 1st-2nd Lycoming Valley & Nittany Bald Eagle RR -- PA
SATURDAY, June 1st, 2024, LYCOMING VALLEY RAILROAD
Ride the 50 miles of the Lycoming Valley Railroad from Williamsport, PA to
Jersey Shore, PA and return, and then to Montgomery, PA and return.
$50 per car.
Jamie Haislip coordinator 703-906-2502 Jamieh@haislipcorp.com
SUNDAY, June 2nd, 2024, NITTANY & BALD EAGLE RAILROAD MILESBURG, PA TO EITHER MILL HALL or TYRONE, PA – DEPENDS ON TRAIN TRAFFIC, MILESBURG, PA TO LEMONT, PA, if tracks are open APPROXIMATELY 70 MILES TOTAL. 1st NOTE – WE HAVE PERMISSION TO RIDE THE MAIN IF IT IS AVAILABLE. THE COORDINATOR HAS NO CONTROL OVER TRAIN MOVEMENTS. NS DISPATCHES THIS LINE. 2nd NOTE - NO REFUND IF MAIN IS NOT AVAILABLE. WE WILL RIDE THE SECONDARY TRACK.
$50 per car.
Jamie Haislip coordinator 703-906-2502 Jamieh@haislipcorp.com
Apr 12,13,14 - Western Maryland Scenic & Everett RR
April 12 Night run from the Ridgeley Engine house to Frostburg for a spin on the Frostburg Turntable and return--34 total miles. April 13 Saturday depending on train schedule and set on for Saturday, we will run the line once or twice. 34 or 68 miles for Saturday. Set-off by 3PM for the trip to Hollidaysburg for the Everett RR excursion. Price $75 for one or both days. EC Jamie Haislip. 703-906-2502 jamieh@haislipcorp.com
Everett Railroad—Sunday April 14, 2024
Join us in our 24th year of excursions on this railroad. In the previous twenty-three trips, the runs totaled 55- 60 miles. We expect the same in 2024. This will be a great way to complete the weekend for those riding the WMD Scenic on Friday & Saturday. The set-on is at Hollidaysburg, PA . We will travel south to Claysburg and turn the cars. Restrooms will be available. Then we will return to Hollidaysburg, turn the cars, and travel south to Roaring Spring’s RR station, where we will take our lunch and restroom stop. Lunch and ice cream will be available at the station. Details will be sent to those who register. After lunch we will continue south to Martinsburg, turn our cars on the wye, and retrace our route back to Hollidaysburg with an ice cream stop at Roaring Spring Station on the way. This will be a Northern Central Railcar Assoc. excursion. NARCOA rules will be enforced. There is a 45-car limit. The cost is $50 per car. Gary Shrey coordinator gshrey@aol.com 717-227-9628 H 717-586-3101 C
May 6th East Broad Top RR -- PA
We have permission to do a 3’ Narrow Gauge Excursion on the EBT. Travel from the
yard in Rockhill Furnace to Colgate Picnic Grove, Turn on the wye and return. RT of about 9 miles. Multiple trips will be made. This is a very scenic country railroad.
Test your car here before running out west. This is NARCOA event. $50 per car.
Jamie Haislip coordinator 703-906-2502 Jamieh@haislipcorp.com
