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“Let’s sit out on the platform.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A fortuitous suggestion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We decided to stop by at the Tamaqua Station Restaurant on the way back from Scranton. It was sunny and bright, but not too hot, and during our previous visits we’d always dined inside, so why not try one of the outdoor tables?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A waitress came by to take our drink order. Kris had iced tea, and I ordered a Rusty Rail Fog Monster (a New England Style IPA, brewed in Mifflinburg, PA). About that time, Kris said, ‘”Did you hear that?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“What?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“A whistle! There’s a train coming.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And, indeed, there was! Or at least a set of light engines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A pair of Reading & Northern SD40-2s came up to the station and stopped, almost directly opposite our table. The crew changed ends, waited for the southward signal to clear, and then proceeeded into the Tamaqua Yard. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That worked out well!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our meals were delivered, and afterward Kirs ordered dessert as the signal cleared to ‘Approach’.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stay tuned for more . . . . <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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