14th October 2006

National Railway Historical Society (Harrisburg Chapter)
Flaming Foliage Express

Locos Used PRR 5711 & 5809
Stock Used (1) AMTK 9649+82576+82605+44723+82507+43379+82603+82606+82501+82580+800705+800000+800699+800241

Route:
Extra : Harrisburg to Renovo
Extra : Renovo to Renovo (stock turning move)
Extra : Renovo to Harrisburg

Locos Route
PRR 5711 + 5809 Harrisburg - Rockville - Dauphin - Inglenook - Halifax - Millersberg - Dalmatia - South Boyles - Fishers Ferry - Selinsgrove Jn - Sunbury - Kase Jn - CP Norry - Montandon - Milton - Watsontown - Montgomery - Allens - South Williamsport - Jersey Shore - Brown - McElhatten - Lock Haven - Queens Run - Glen Union - Ritchie - North Bend - Farewell - Renovo
PRR 5711 + 5809 (2) Renovo - Westport - South Keating - Keating - North Keating Jn
PRR 5711 + 5809 (3) North Keating Jn - Sunnemahoning Creek Jn
PRR 5711 + 5809 Sunnemahoning Creek Jn - Keating - (reverse of outward route) - Renovo (2)
PRR 5711 + 5809 Renovo - (reverse of outward route) - Rockville - (via Harrisburg Fueller Point) - Harrisburg

Notes :
(1) 800705+800000+800699+800241 were private owner stock as follows:
Virginia Rail Investment Corp 800705 = VRIC 7 'Kitchi Gammi Club'
Juniata Terminal Company 800000 = 8000000 'Little Juniata Rapids'
Juniata Terminal Company 800699 = 1157 'Warrior Ridge'
Juniata Terminal Company 800241 = 120 'Pennsylvania'
(2) Stock turning move - only available for travelling on by those who purchased tickets in advance.
(3) locos propelling.

Source : Bob Hannaford

Timings (Booked & Actual)
 (from Bob Hannaford)

Miles
 Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual

Miles
0.0
 Harrisburg
 		 07.30d 07.37   ? 20.28
146.5
-
 Harrisburg Fueller Point   ? 20.06 ~ 20.17
?
5.0
 Rockville ? 07/55   ? 20/00
141.5
7.9
 Dauphin ? 08/02   ? 19/51
138.6
16.5
 Inglenook ? 08/11   ? 19/42
130.0
21.0
 Halifax ? 08/19½   ? 19/35½
125.5
25.9
 Tourist Park ? 08/23½   ? 19/32
120.6
28.4
 Millersberg ? 08/28½   ? 19/26
118.1
33.9
 Paxman ? 08/42   ? 19/12½
112.6
38.0
 Dalmatia ? 08/48½   ? 19/07
108.5
42.2
 Herndon ? 08/54   ? 19/01
104.3
43.4
 South Boyles ? 08/55   ? 19/00

103.1
47.5
 Fishers Ferry ? 09/00   ? 18/55

99.0
49.7
 Selinsgrove ? 09/04   ? 18/51

96.8
54.7
 Sunbury ? 09/13   ? 18/42

91.8
55.5
 Kase Jn ? 09/16   ? 18/39

91.0
56.4
 Northumberland (?CP Norry?) ? 09/18   ? 18/37

90.1
64.9
 Montandon ? 09/27½   ? 18/25

81.6
67.1
 Milton ? 09/32   ? 18/23½

79.4
71.4
 Watsontown ? 09/37½   ? 18/18

75.1
73.0
 Dewart ? 09/40½   ? 18/15½

73.5
78.0
 Montgomery ? 09/48   ? 18/08

68.5
80.7
 Muncy ? 09/52   ? 18/03¾

65.8
91.9
 Allens ? 10/06   ? 17/47

54.6
93.5
 South Williamsport ? 10/09   ? 17/44

53.0
95.3
 Duboistown ? 10/13   ? 17/40½

51.2
99.5
 Nisbet ? 10/21   ? 17/33

47.0
105.9
 Antes Fort ? 10/29   ? 17/24

40.6
111.2
 Pine ? 10/36   ? 17/17½

35.3
112.8
 Browns ? 10/38   ? 17/16

33.7
114.0
 McElhatten ? 10/40   ? 17/11

32.5
118.8
 Lock Haven ? 10/45   ? 17/05

27.7

124.6

 Queens Run ? 10/55½   ? 16/55

21.9
133.0
 Glen Union ? 11/06   ? 16/44

13.5
137.5
 Ritchie ? 11/14   ? 16.27 ~ 16.34½

9.0
140.4
 Hyner ? 11/19   ? 16/22¼

6.1
143.6
 North Bend ? 11/27   ? 16/11¼

2.9
145.3
 Farewell ? 11/32½   ? 16/07

1.2
146.5
 Renovo ? 11.41   16.00d 16.03

0.0

Stock turning move included in tour, if pre booked:

Miles
 Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual

Miles
0.0
 Renovo ? 12.06d   ? 13.49a

12.9
3.1
 Shintown ? ?   ? 13/34

9.8
6.1
 Westport ? 12/25   ? 13/27

6.8
8.5
 South Keating ? 12/31½   ? 13/21

4.4
12.3
 Keating ? 12/41   ? 13/13

0.6
13.3
0.0
 North Keating Jn ? 12.45a ~ 12.48d  
1.4
 Sunnemahoning Creek Jn ? 13.05a   ? 13.06d

0.0


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