(erielack) ELDCPS - Pittsburgh Fall Foliage Trip Oct 18-20

["Michael Steinberg" <u34ch_@_sbcglobal.net>]

Fall Foliage Excursion to Pittsburgh with the Erie Lackawanna Dining Car
Preservation Society - Oct. 18-20, 2008


ELDCPS, in association with the Juniata Terminal Company, is pleased to
announce a special fund raising trip from Philadelphia (with connecting
service from New York and Newark) to Pittsburgh.  Our transportation will be
Pennsylvania Railroad business car number 120 and Juniata Terminal lounge
Warrior Ridge.  These cars will be placed on the rear of Amtrak's
Pennsylvanian for the exclusive use of our group.

The history of PRR 120 makes this trip a unique experience in its own
right.  Built for Pennsylvania Railroad officials in 1928, every U.S.
president from Herbert Hoover to Lyndon Johnson was welcomed aboard.  PRR
120 carried John Kennedy to Army-Navy football games,  and brother Robert's
coffin from New York to burial in Washington, D.C.  Frank Sinatra, Dean
Martin and Peter Lawford once chartered the car for a New York to Chicago
jaunt.  More recently, the car hosted Prince Charles on a Philadelphia to
New York trip.

Our trip will depart Philadelphia on Saturday, Oct. 18 at 12:42 p.m.
(passengers can arrange to ride the regular section of the Pennsylvanian
from New York departing at 10:50 a.m. or Newark at 11:07 a.m.).  Lunch and
dinner will be served enroute along with continuous snack and beverage
service.  Arrival in Pittsburgh is scheduled for 8:05 p.m.

Once in Pittsburgh, accommodations will be provided at the Courtyard by
Marriott Downtown, located at 945 Penn Avenue.

You will be on your own on Sunday, Oct. 19 for sightseeing and meals.
Breakfast is available at the hotel for a nominal fee. We have also arranged
for special tours and dining opportunities (see below).

On Monday, Oct. 20, we will be transported back to the train station for a
7:20 a.m. departure. We will travel over Horseshoe Curve during the
mid-morning hours. A light breakfast and full lunch will be served before
our arrival in Philadelphia at 2:50 p.m. (passengers can continue on Amtrak
to arrive in Newark at 4:32 pm and New York at 4:54 pm).

In order to allow our passengers maximum comfort and "platform time" on PRR
120, space for this trip will be extremely limited. The price for this trip
is $785 per person, double occupancy, and includes rail transportation
between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, all meals, snacks and beverages on
board, transportation to/from the train station and the hotel in Pittsburgh,
and two nights hotel occupancy. Single supplement is also available, contact
us for more information.

Please contact us as soon as possible to reserve your space for this trip. 
As always all proceeds go towards our restoration efforts.  If you have any
questions please contact our Executive Director, Barb Colangelo, at (570)
575-9202, email at bcolangelo_@_eldcps.org, or visit our website at
www.eldcps.org.


Hotel Breakfast :

Ala Carte Breakfast : $8.95 per person, plus tax
Breakfast Buffet : $10.95 per person, plus tax

Special Tours and Dining Opportunities :

- - Brochures and coupons will be provided for Station Square, “52 Acre
Playground of Historical Proportions”

- - The Duquesne and Monongahela Inclines offers a panoramic view of the city
of Pittsburgh from a historic cable car up the mountain from Station Square
to incline museums and overlook platforms.

- - Just Ducky Tours offers a fun-filled trip through Pittsburgh in a vintage
World War II amphibious vehicle, able to drive from land into water.

- - Carnegie Science Center : Minimum group of fifteen (15), $6.00 per person.
Includes general admission to the Science Center and the behind the scenes
tour of the miniature railroad and village. This one of a kind miniature
railroad features the geography and buildings of southwestern Pennsylvania
at the turn of the century and is renowned for it's hand built models.

- - Grand Concourse Restaurant, Brunch or Dinner : Restaurant is set in the
Edwardian splendor of the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad Terminal built
in 1901. Vouchers are available to present to host upon arrival for Free
Chef's Appetizer or Dessert Selection of the day.  Located at One West
Station Square. Reservations are requested, phone (412) 261-1717

- - For those who crave Italian cuisine, Lidia's Pittsburgh is a must. Located
at 1400 Smallman Street in the Strip District. Reservations are recommended,
phone (412) 552-0150.

- - A selection of other restaurants are also featured at Station Square.
Brochures will be available.


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