This is insanely beautiful, Cliff! I would love to do this someday with my wife.
Yes, no train rides, Cliff;
BUT the Cornwall Furnace museum preserves a foundry that cast cannon balls for George Washington’s army. It’s an enjoyable visit, and I’ve been told that it may even be haunted!
Best, David Meashey
Should definitely put it on your Before We Have Kids List, John! 
Dave,
In all honesty it’s beyond that. He could make it a day with an overnight stay then back home.
Start at the furnace cause he’s coming north into Pennsyltucky.
https://cornwallironfurnace.org/
Then walk or follow the the old beds into Lebanon. Honestly there is still a good bit there you just have to search it out along the old line.
http://cornwallrailroad.com/frameindex.html
Once in Lebanon check out the old Cornwall station along with the Reading station. Then head head to the Union Canal for a boat ride.
Mind you this is Lebanon County which borders Lancaster so a lot of rebels there with sheering, yarn, quilting etc.
Then you can head over to Dauphin county and grab a 5 star hotel in Hershey with a floor where you can see the NS Lurgan branch from your room along with everything else.
I’ll warn you that strange people can be seen walking around with cameras in Lebanon though.
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Love it all, thanks for the ideas Rooster!
And for the Hollywood pics, just great. You two really got around.
Cliff,
Considering your interests in mining and history and Linda’s in history and yarn I highly recommend a trip into the Cornwall, Lebanon County, Eastern Dauphin county area. Then head home following the Susquehanna River south crossing the river just south of Holtwood on RT 372 making for a long drive however a TON to see and still standing or visible.
Google maps will kinda tell the story. It took the old man and myself 2 different trips in the Lebanon county area and still a ton to see.
Just don’t ask this guy for directions!!
What happened in the barrel stays in the barrel!!
I don’t even wanna know.
I think that might have been the same guy I saw along the tracks earlier that day taking a leak??
I think he did tell me his name once. I believe it was Yew Fuker (pronounced with a light southern draw). Guessing the guy was from the Baltimore area from his accent.
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Hopewell Furnace is surrounded on 3 sides by French Creek State Park. The scouts and I have camped at the park a few times. One time just by chance they were doing a reenactment with all the period garb! That weekend they were making the charcoal for the furnace. Yes, the water powered bellows are very impressive! Would have pictures, but that phone died. Many of the pictures did not get saved 
Guys;
The Cornwall RR was still running (with diesels) when I was a kid. I remember the diesels had whistles instead of horns. To me at least those whistles sounded like an American Flyer “air chime whistle” whistling billboasrd.
Regards, David Meashey
Super ideas, Rooster, thanks!
That car is amazing! I’ve been in some nice Victorian cars, but that one is exceptional .
Last weekend we took the fam to Walkersville, MD for a simple, out-and-back, hour-long train ride. It was so hot waiting in the station! But a storm began as soon as we headed out, which cooled things down a lot. The seats got pretty wet on one side.
The Walkersville Southern is a smaller operation, but they seem to have an active volunteer base, with car restoration, a museum and an HO layout inside a passenger car. Here’s their first loco:
One gentleman was there running his homemade gypsy-type loco. He said the boiler was from a steam tractor.
We also saw the smallest steam tractor I’ve ever seen:
A couple more railroady items: Linda and I went to the mill in Savage MD for dinner last Monday, and walked the awesome Bollman bridge there. I love the intricate details. Would be such a fun model.
Not sure if this counts for prototype or not, but almost all our kids (and g’kids) got together for sushi train night last wednesday.
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We’re on a 11-day trip in Mexico, so no progress on hobby stuff. And no trains running where we’re at (Cuernavaca). But, I did see this while on an excursion to a big museum in Mexico City…
All wicker and wood. The 4th car from the left says something like “Pancho Villa and his pistol.”
On our last full day in Mexico City, we went to the Museum of Railroad Workers (Museo de los Ferrocarrileros). Very small, mainly photos and an HO layout.
There are three locos outside. This one has a builder’s plate from American Loco Co, 1900.
I didn’t see a plate on this one. Interesting how they formed the pilot around the coupler pocket.
Here’s a fireless steamer. I read on Wikipedia that it was made by Davenport Locomotive Works in the US. It has a sister loco at the Heart of Dixie museum in Alabama.
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Today’s excursion was related to a different form of transport: boats.
Linda and I visited Bruce and Jean Chandler this morning, as Bruce was racing his RC yacht with his fellow members of the Greenspring Yacht Club.
Through trainless these days, and a bit less mobile, they seem to be very much enjoying life in their new community. Wonderful people and gracious hosts, these two.
God bless ya, Bruce and Jean!
Cliff
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Ahoy! So glad to see they are both well.
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Thanks! Having not heard from Bruce in a while I was getting concerned. Glad to see they are both enjoying life to the best of their abilities.
In other news, we enjoyed a visit from Ric and Jan Golding earlier in the week and I spent the day today exploring and riding the EBT with Ric and Roger Caizza. Hopefully, we will be meeting up with Rooster at the Williams Grove Steam Show tomorrow.
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Any pictures of Ric & Jan?
I miss both of them.
Lou,
Met up with Jon, Ric and Roger today. It was great seeing them and briefly catching up .
My friend Dave the owner of the Case took them for a ride and of course Jon had to photobomb the pic with his tongue hang out! I’m so tired of him photobombing pictures! 
It was awesome seeing everyone and the bonus for me was my friend Dave was not around for the noon whistle pull so I had to fill in for him. However everyone was holding their ears so no pics or video ( SO…by the rules of LSC it didn’t happen then) !!
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Man, that’s awesome. Wish I was there!
Good to see Ric. Not sure if 've met Roger? Thanks for the pics Rooster.
Yeah, Jon was probably just trying to break the trend of giving you the finger. 
It was a great time. Ric & Jan will be back in Rockhill for Dinner on Tuesday. I’ll try and grab a picture of Ric and Jan together. I got yelled at by Ralph Berg for forgetting to let him know they were at EBT on Saturday. He would have driven up. Sorry Ralph!
I have video of the whistle blow. I can posted it in a new thread: Williams Grove Steam Show
Roger is Roger Caiazza. He has been to Ken’s back in the day and also up to Fred’s.