A couple of weekends ago I had the opportunity to stay with a friend who lives in Huntingdon County. When she said that she lives in the country, she wasn't kidding.
Well, on Sunday we went to Orbisonia.
Never heard of it? Well, maybe you've heard this:
It's America's oldest operating narrow gauge railroad.
(Yes, I love history.)
At first the railroad only hauled coal.
These are some of the cute little coal cars that were used.
And then the EBT started offering passenger service.
The EBT was made a National Historic Landmark in 1964.
It remains the most complete and authentic narrow gauge site in America and the last original narrow gauge east of the Rockies.
And today it brings joy to people like me with its sight-seeing rides.
Here are some pictures from the station:
And then we boarded the train...
This is the friend who I was visiting.
And this is another photographer friend of mine who came along for the weekend too.
The conductor punched our tickets and we were off!
to be continued...
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