On Saturday, we decided to take Tony and Enzo to Ronks, PA for a visit to the Strasburg Rail Road. Tony had been on the train before, right around the time he was six-months old, but today sure was fun!

It was Tony’s first real train ride, outside of the smaller trains on the Ocean City boardwalk, and he absolutely loved it. We rode the rails for a good 45 minutes, a 9-mile round trip all told, and then walked across the street to visit the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania.

The station was bustling today as Thomas and Percy came for a visit for the first time since the month of June. We did not get the chance to ride on the trains pulled by either one of these engines, but we did ride the traditional steam engine at Strasburg.

Tony enjoyed the ride, especially when the engine pulled alongside the train to switch directions for our return trip to the station.

He also had a blast walking through the museum, getting to climb onto a caboose, a box car, a steam engine and a Conrail engine. 

We were going to visit the Choo Choo Barn, which is a massive model train display, but Tony and Enzo were asleep before we pulled out of the station parking lot. We called it a day and it was one Tony will remember for quite some time!

I hope you enjoy the videos from our day.