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The Philadelphia Inquirer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • Page 140

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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140
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NW a THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 6, 1969 ODular Scenic Line vf v. jfr 4 5 tV 3 I i if' el 4ss A 4 I II VII -1 'v- 01 i 1 1 1 y-w'x I I 1 i 'i 4 5 1 1 1,1 fefj ii "PS'S 1 4,. 5 3 Engine No. 425 comes to stop at Kimberton Station after run of 212 miles from Phoenix-ville end of line Ml til I Inquirer Photos by Joseph L. Martin, Staff Photographer Dr.

Gilbert Longwell, a trainman by avocation, helps Mrs. Joseph tecleary of Haverfown off Valley Forge Scenic Railroad as husband vfatches passengers during short run of Valley Forge train i 41 I f1! Uf--" 1 W'iy Chris Delaney, 2, quenches thirst, as parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Delaney, sisters, Nancy, ,6, and Katherine 9, enjoy view TAo Orih Arof Aorc felon K4rnra rr la.fl 9 one v4ncyf Aoc ne ears se nose as engine picks up steam it I if i li r4 til I li -itWri- Kiai i Umiim-iiiiiiiiiw iwimiinwi jifemas-ja Passengers board train at French Creek station for trip through Chester County countryside. In 1968, first year of operation, 20,000 persons took ride Ronald Shupard of Oaks earns Hying as a mailman, but on weekends he's a fireman on the Valley Forge Scenic line.

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