Autumn is in full swing, but winter is already knocking at the door. We’ve been trying to wrap up a few projects that are best handled before the real cold settles in.
Autumn Cleanup at Caboose Falls
Lunch with a Friend
As the work at Caboose Falls moves steadily forward, with improvements to safety and making things a little easier to access, opportunities to host visitors are becoming more frequent. This week we welcomed a guest from our model railroad club: our friend Ray. What a wonderful day it turned out to be.
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What a week it’s been at Caboose Falls! The air is getting crisper, the leaves are putting on their final show, and we’ve been blessed with a flurry of activity that has filled our hearts with gratitude.
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Today, we commemorate the birthday of Fr. Edward “Butch” Schleicher, a veteran, a priest, and a lifelong railfan. His unique vision and passion are the bedrock upon which Caboose Falls was built. We are forever grateful for the dream he so beautifully set in motion.
Penn Power’s Poisonous Path
We’ve always tried to share positive stories about history, growth, the occasional folly and the simple joys of exploring nature. On most days that’s easy to do, but . . .
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After the recent chill in the air and a week filled with challenges, it feels like a perfect time to focus on some of the wonderful things happening at Caboose Falls. The magic here is alive and well, and we have the photos and stories to prove it!
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Some of the best treasures are found when you least expect them. Recently, our boys took their grandfather on a hike through the main ravine at Caboose Falls. While exploring, they spotted a glint of glass half-buried in the earth. Finding bits of glass isn’t unusual here, but this time it was more than a fragment; it was an entire bottle.
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Our ongoing mission to improve safety and spruce up the place is a labor of love, and this past week was a wonderfully productive one, full of heavy repairs, unexpected wildlife, and a surprising new pastime.
Continue reading “Ties, Hinges, and Crawler Things”The Downpour Diaries: Why We’re Grateful for a Soggy Week
Heavy rain transformed Caboose Falls into a classroom again this week, offering all of us a firsthand look at how water moves across the property. While the downpour kept us tucked inside the cabooses much of the day, a few very brief breaks in the downpour revealed some problems.
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Forget calling our P&LE 518 just ‘some old caboose.’ This car is a railroad legend with a surprising talent for disguise! Need proof? Just look inside Dwight Jones’s definitive work, C&O/B&O Cabooses – Display and Private Owner Cars (Vol. 4). There it is, a veteran of the New York Central System, comfortably nestled among cabooses from rival line Baltimore & Ohio! This unexpected cameo perfectly captures why 518 is such a fascinating railroading character.
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