Runaround
Wannamaker Kempton & Southern center cab 7258 runs around its train at Wannamakers, PA while Alex Formanek gets his foam on. The WKS is an absolute delight and a throwback to the tourist railroads of old. It boasts an all volunteer staff and the price of a ticket includes unlimited rides for the day of your visit. You can ride a trip, chase one, and then ride another. It makes for a very pleasant afternoon.
The ride is short, but scenic, and passengers in the open gon are treated to viewing actual railroading taking place at each end of the run. Conductors still ride the footboards, and use hand signals instead of radios when making moves. And yes, the locomotive runs around the train at each end, which is becoming a rarity in this double ended world. It's good railroading and also good theater for the general public.
WKS has been a going concern for 60 years, and I hope it's still a going concern 60 years from now. Long live the WKS!
Runaround
Wannamaker Kempton & Southern center cab 7258 runs around its train at Wannamakers, PA while Alex Formanek gets his foam on. The WKS is an absolute delight and a throwback to the tourist railroads of old. It boasts an all volunteer staff and the price of a ticket includes unlimited rides for the day of your visit. You can ride a trip, chase one, and then ride another. It makes for a very pleasant afternoon.
The ride is short, but scenic, and passengers in the open gon are treated to viewing actual railroading taking place at each end of the run. Conductors still ride the footboards, and use hand signals instead of radios when making moves. And yes, the locomotive runs around the train at each end, which is becoming a rarity in this double ended world. It's good railroading and also good theater for the general public.
WKS has been a going concern for 60 years, and I hope it's still a going concern 60 years from now. Long live the WKS!