Strasburg Rail Road 2013

Strasburg Rail Road/Strasburg Rail Road 2013

On Board Coach We’re on car 60, the Donald E.L. Hallock today for our adventure out to Paradise and stopping at an old timey baseball game!

Cows Grazing in Field Bunch of cows grazing in a field.

Cornstalks About time to start harvesting the cornstalks to prepare the land for next year's crop.

Horses Grazing Horses grazing in the fields.

Moo-Cows Cows grazing in the fields.

Strasburg Railroad Views Views from the route we took that day.

Verdant View Field Stopping here to take in some ball games today!

Train Departing Train going back to Strasburg.

Old Timey Car Looking inside of an old timey car. Huh. Uses modern coolant, I see.

Pre Game Warmups Batter warming up during pregame warmups.

Closeup of Ball Closeup view of one of the balls that ballplayers used back in the day.

Pre Game Warmups Batter warming up during pregame warmups.

Foul Ball Batter hits a foul ball.

Pre Game Warmups Batter warming up during pregame warmups.

Scoreboard There were two games happening at the same time today. This was the scoreboard for the day.

Harrisburg Keystones Here we see several Keystone players warming up.

Harrisburg Keystones Harrisburg Keystones ready for the game.

Pitcher Warming Up Milford pitcher warming up before the game against Harrisburg.

The 475 Pulling Strasburg Railroad's #475 pulling the train out from Strasburg and over to Paradise.

Long Train Rather long train that day!

Steam Engine Heavy duty steam engine pulling the train.

Open Air Coach Weather was warm enough that day that they kept the open-air coach cars on the rails.

Scoreboard Harisburg vs Milford and Brandywine vs Elkton teams today.

Score Keeper Score Keeper at the scoreboard.

Fast Runner Runner just getting out of frame from the first baeman.

Second Base Keystone player at second base.

Game Action Harrisburg player jumping into action while the Milford second baseman makes a run for the ball.

Harrisburg Keystones Harrisburg Keystone batter at the plate.

Ready to Swing Harrisburg Keystone batter about to swing.

Score Keeper Both games were keeping the score keeper busy! Umm. Score Keeper…..

Math Works Umm. Score Keeper…..

Here's the Pitch Batter looks ready, but we don't know…

Ball Ball drops in for a ball.

Ready to Swing Batter about to swing!

MATH! That's better, score keeper!

Batter about to swing! I think this guy forgot his jersey, but hits a foul ball anyway.

Low Pitch Batter gets a low pitch, but decides to swing on it anwyay.

Updated Scores Tie Game!

Harrisburg Keystones Batter hits the ball and begins to take off for first base, but it's foul.

Keystone Batter Batter swinging.

Here's the Pitch High pitch, will he swing?

HIT! Hits the ball back in the air!

Ticket My ticket for the train ride and the baseball game. Strict rules on the railroad!

Updated Scores Good games going on today!

The 475 Returns Here comes the 475 stopping at the ball fields.

View of the Fields View of the ballgames going on from the train.

Back on the Train Making our way back to our seats.

Hale & Kilburn Looks like this company made the mechanics for the seats on the coach cars.

Coach View View of one of the coach cars on the Strasburg Railroad

Views View out the door of the coach car.

Light Fixture View of one of the many light fixtures they have on board the train.

Reversal of Engine Back at the station, the engine reverses for hook up with the coach cars to pull the next excursion.

Reversal of Engine Engine making its way back to the coach cars.

Connection Made The 475 making the connection with the coach cars for the next excursion out to Paradise, Pennsylvania.

Mini Steam Mini steam huffer train at the Strasburg Railroad station.

Mini #3 Steamer Mini steam huffer locomotive #3 pulls people around the Strasburg Railroad Station area.

The 3 Huffer Minature steam engine #3 and its tender with her conductor sitting on the tender.

Huffer Train Huffer train going out for a ride.

Strasburg Railroad Views Entrance area to the Strasburg Railroad.