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Caboose in New Freedom ready for next stop

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Soon, Allen J. Smith will see his hard work pay off. The New Freedom man has spent years restoring a 68-year-old caboose once owned by the Pennsylvania Railroad.

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ussurf

York, PA

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Nov 10, 2009
 
Its beautiful,Mr Smith should be proud.
History Fan

New Freedom, PA

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Nov 11, 2009
 
Thank you, Mr. Smith, for sharing your work with us as a community while you did your work on this fine caboose. This fixture in New Freedom will be missed, but your caboose will run, again. Congrats!!
NF Resident

York, PA

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Nov 11, 2009
 
It will be sad to see what has become a New Freedom landmark leave... I hope the other two stay. I would think many more people in the NF area and trail would see and appreciate it rather than Tioga County..?
Jane

Lawrenceville, GA

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Nov 11, 2009
 
Congratulations on all your hard work and talents , just wantde to say this, i used to live in Yhe Shrewsbury area, so thank you.
Phil Tripician

Wellsboro, PA

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Nov 11, 2009
 
The PRR rides again on Home State rails. Thanks Al for giving us a real gift. I can't wait to climb aboard and experience it.
Sandy Smith

Red Lion, PA

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Nov 12, 2009
 

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Saddly, no one has mentioned the real reason why this lovely historic landmark is leaving New Freedom and York County! York County had a wonderful dinner train where Allen J. Smith acted as engineer, conductor and historian at different times. It was very well attended with folks coming from great distances to ride from New Freedom to York City. The train was maintained
by volunteers that ran out of money. The County Commissioners did not see fit to make this already tourist attraction even better. The rails are falling apart from neglect.

All York County has left are a few train stations and rusty memories of what might have been. The tourists and money it would have brought into our area is being enjoyed by other counties such as Strasburg and Tioga County, where the train will run into Corning, NY.

Can anyone think of something exciting tourists could do in York County other then eat? It doesn't matter to our Commissioners; they have jobs.
Sandy Smith

Red Lion, PA

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Nov 12, 2009
 
I am not from Dover. I am from Brogue.
A friend

Grinnell, IA

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#8
Nov 13, 2009
 
This is great! Mr. Smith is a bit older than 54, though!
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