Tidy Tamaqua
A place that needs no introduction! Though until this day I'd never actually set foot in the famous little Pennsylvania town of Tamaqua. It was bustling on this day thanks to Summer Fest and the Reading and Northern was participating with three trains offering hour long rides behind 4-6-2 steam locomotive 425 on the north end of the train and GP38-2 2011 on the south.
Here is the spit and polished green and yellow geep parked on former Reading Railroad rails at MP 98.2 on what is modern day RBMN's Reading Division mainline prior to departing south with the 1 PM excursion. They are sitting in front of the nicely restored depot that dates from 1874 and is now home to an Italian restaurant. To their right is the gorgeously landscaped Depot Square park that was recreated in 2001 by the city after half a century gone in the same style but across the tracks from the park the RDG had built and maintained for nearly 70 years. To read more check out this link: www.tamaquastation.com/history.html
Tamaqua, Pennsylvania
Sunday June 20, 2021
Tidy Tamaqua
A place that needs no introduction! Though until this day I'd never actually set foot in the famous little Pennsylvania town of Tamaqua. It was bustling on this day thanks to Summer Fest and the Reading and Northern was participating with three trains offering hour long rides behind 4-6-2 steam locomotive 425 on the north end of the train and GP38-2 2011 on the south.
Here is the spit and polished green and yellow geep parked on former Reading Railroad rails at MP 98.2 on what is modern day RBMN's Reading Division mainline prior to departing south with the 1 PM excursion. They are sitting in front of the nicely restored depot that dates from 1874 and is now home to an Italian restaurant. To their right is the gorgeously landscaped Depot Square park that was recreated in 2001 by the city after half a century gone in the same style but across the tracks from the park the RDG had built and maintained for nearly 70 years. To read more check out this link: www.tamaquastation.com/history.html
Tamaqua, Pennsylvania
Sunday June 20, 2021