Catawissa Railroad Company

 

Book Your Caboose reservation early,  For 2015
CLICK HERE FOR
Reservations Form
 

 

 

 

Keeping local railroad history alive in any small town is very expensive, hard work & Fun

 

 

This year we will be repainting a couple of our cabooses.
 



We are just minutes from Knoebel's Amusement in Elysburg.
Free admission, free parking, free picnicking and free entertainment.
The Pioneer Tunnel Mine tour is within 35 minutes.
 

 

Make your reservation early for the 2015 (April to October).
Walter Gosciminski  (Owner)
Any Questions you can Email  at

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Where The Heck Is Catawissa



"Preserving Our Local Railroad Heritage Since 1979"

Bring your camera & children they will love it. all the cabooses are displayed outside for great picture taking.

No admission charge (FREE TO THE PUBLIC TO VISIT).

 We have 14 cabooses that has been completely restored and painted in authentic company colors

You can look back on the days when cabooses were common on railroads across North America.

In the early days of railroading, each crew was assigned its own caboose, which served as home for days at a time.
They could watch the cars ahead, sleep, cook and eat their meals. It was a place where the conductor and rear brakeman would do their paperwork.


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Keeping local railroad history alive in any small town is very expensive, hard work & Fun

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2000 Photo

Last year I had a bird's eye view, when I was finishing the upper deck on the station, I saw three locomotives pulling the mile-long Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus train, with four circus cars hauling animals.
This line to Sunbury, Penn., (Wilkes-Barre to Sunbury) was an old Pennsy line and came to the D&H on April 1, 1976. The Delaware and Hudson is presently owned by Canadian Pacific Railway.

Opening night of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus at the Wachovia Arena was on Wednesday, June 1, 2005

 


 

Update: We built 4 enclosed picnic shelters 12X16 next to each caboose and one large 10X20.

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Caboose Lodging In 
Pennsylvania
Retreat from the noise, the concerns, the hustle and bustle of the city.

My younger days

Our 14 Railroad Cabooses are next to the scenic Susquehanna River
 


 

 

 

If you like the outdoors you will love our location here at the Catawissa Railway
 The perfect get-away with family and friends, 8 cabooses available.

 


"Your Destination for Family Fun"
Treat yourself to a fresh, fun weekend away.
Our Season is April to October / Caboose Rental
Kids Love Trains!
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UPDATE 
           June 07, 2003
We just Finished 8 of our 14 cabooses, with TV/VCR No Cable/, Free movies, electricity, running water,  bathrooms and  3 with showers. 
Our Private His & Her Bathrooms includes two large 42"x42" neo-angle shower
Also our Penn Central caboose has a large neo-angle shower. 
Note:
Remember to bring your own bath towels, shampoo and soap

On our  Reservations Form  page you can see photos of each caboose inside and outside

 



Make your reservations early. Each year our rentals double. 
Family & friends are returning, renting up to eight cabooses a day!
Advance reservations are highly recommended particularly during the summer. Why not make yours today?


PLAN AHEAD. If you're considering a Friday or Saturday stay in the next week or so, we MIGHT still have something available, but keep in mind that we often fill up Friday and Saturday night reservations as much as six weeks in advance. Weekday nights are usually a little easier to get on shorter notice. But if you want to get a specific room on a specific night, try to plan as far ahead as you possibly can, just to be sure. 

(Closed during the winter months)

Take a look at what our guests have to say about staying at our caboose lodge

Reservations Form 

CLICK HERE FOR  Reservations Form

Great Nearby Places to Visit

If you like the outdoors, camping, fishing, biking, etc.
  We are just minutes from Knoebel's Amusement in Elysburg. Old Fashioned Family Fun. Knoebels Amusement Resort is a great place for families. Admission to the park is free. Also available are free picnic facilities, offers free parking. The park has a swimming pool and waterslide. Called the Crystal Pool, it's open Memorial Day through Labor Day. Knoebel’s is a wonderful park with something for everyone. They also have a great assortment of coasters and other grown up rides. 50 + rides. Total Distance: 7.71 miles
  
You may also want to visit. The Bloomsburg Fair, the largest in the state, late September. Total Distance: 5.00 miles
   Also the only national park solely dedicated to railroad history, Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton. It is a museum dedicated to the history of trains. Total Distance: 69.25 miles

Bird's Eye View of The Cabooses
You can even see driving directions with real images
 

0-6-0 Davenport Steam Engine

Our New Addition
June 22nd 2002

Visit the Catawissa Railroad Caboose Lodging, a must see for train buffs of all ages. Ring the old steam locomotive's bell and visit the 14 cabooses and the other pieces of railroad nostalgia on display. This park setting is also a great place for picture taking. During spring, summer and fall. 
 The Caboose Lodging is open in early spring April to November.



 

The vital stats are:

Weight: 96,000lbs
Boiler Pressure: 180lbs
Driver Diameter: 50"
Cylinder Size: 17"x24"
Tractive Effort: 21,200lbs

Davenport-Besler Corp. construction number 2187, built April 1931 for the Dominion Construction Co. as their #2187.  Sold at some point to Gulf Pulp & Paper Co. in Clarke City Quebec becoming their #38.  1969 sold to a private individual, and sold again to another private individual in 1985.


Repainted in 2002

Davenport Locomotive Works was well known for the manufacture of rod type steam locomotives.


We need your help!  If you have knowledge of or experience restoring steam locomotives to operating status!


If anybody has any older photos or history on this 0-6-0 Davenport Engine, please email me.




Davenport Besler Corporation, Davenport Locomotive Works

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