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All Aboard for Mass Bay RRE’s exclusive Winter Photo Spectacular 'Covered Wagons in the Snow' (Boston) - North Conway, NH - Notchland & Return with restored Boston & Maine F7A Locomotives 4266 & 4268 Saturday, January 7, 2023 ONLY!! Mass Bay RRE’s popular winter photo special train excursion on the Conway Scenic Railroad returns in January with a twist - a matched pair of classic diesel locomotives! Our unique event features multiple photo stops and photo runbys starring the 470 Railroad Club's restored Boston & Maine F7A locos 4268 and 4266, running back-to-back the way EMD intended.
SEATING ACCOMMODATIONS
Note: Rhonda Lee Upper Dome seats are sold out as of 12/12/2022. Lower level table seats still available.
Note: Dorthea Mae Screening Room seats are sold out.
All cars are heated and rest rooms are available on board. All seats will be assigned in advance, except in the 6700-series coaches, where seats are unreserved. Passengers wishing to sit together must order tickets together at the same time as part of the same order! Mass Bay RRE and 470 Club members will receive discounted fares and preferred seating (subject to availability). Box lunches are available for advance purchase only, or you may bring your own food. Box lunches include sandwich, pickle, chips, cookie, and water (subject to change). Also, the Conway Scenic Railroad will offer light snack and hot & cold beverage service during our trip.
Train capacity is limited! Previous winter Conway Scenic trips have completely sold out, so we urge you to order tickets early. This trip operates ONE DAY ONLY, rain, snow or shine. Sorry, we cannot honor passes or issue vendor permits. All sales are final and tickets are not refundable. Alcoholic beverages and smoking will not be permitted aboard this train. Tickets will be mailed to you about two weeks prior to the trip; we will send driving directions to the departure point in North Conway with your tickets. These excursions operate using vintage railroad equipment that is not fully handicap-accessible. Please notify us before ordering if special accommodations (handicap seating, etc.) are required. THE BOSTON MOTORCOACH CONNECTION
(NOTE: Connecting motorcoach will operate as scheduled!)
FARES: Saturday, January 7, 2023 'Covered Wagons in the Snow' Photographers' Special Train Excursion: Because of the variety of seating arrangements on this train, all tickets are sold as a combination of a BASE RAIL FARE and an ACCOMMODATION CHARGE. The BASE RAIL FARE is the fare per person to ride the train, and the ACCOMMODATION CHARGE is the additional fare for the seating selection for each person the group. The accommodation charge varies, depending on the car and type of seating ordered. Your total fare is the RAIL FARE for each person in your party plus the ACCOMMODATION CHARGE for each person plus the cost of any ADDITIONAL OPTIONS.
REMEMBER: Your total fare is the rail fare for each person in your party plus the accommodation charge for each person. *One discounted seat per member, except as noted in our Member Benefits policy. BOX LUNCHES: Box lunches are available for advance purchase only. Sandwich choices are as follows (content may vary subject to availability):
HOW TO ORDER: ORDER ON LINE! 'Covered Wagons in the SNOW' ON-LINE ORDER FORM Pay with PayPal or with your Visa, MasterCard, American Express or Discover card using our secure on-line system. BY TELEPHONE: Telephone orders are accepted at 978-470-2066, Monday through Friday from 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM. We accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover cards. Because there is a limited number of the various seating accommodations, we strongly urge passengers to order on-line or by telephone. We cannot guarantee the availability of requested seating types for mailed orders. MAIL ORDER: Download a printable copy of the Trip Flyer and Order Form and mail it with your payment to: Mass Bay RRE, P.O. Box 4245, Andover, MA 01810-0814. Make checks payable to "Mass Bay RRE." If paying by credit/debit card, be sure to include complete card number, card billing address, expiration date and CVC Code (3 digits on back of card, 4 digits on front of American Express cards). Please note that for mail orders, checks will be deposited shortly before your tickets are mailed to you in late December. Full particulars of the tour and directions to the boarding location will be mailed with your tickets about seven days before the trip. For further information please call our information line at 978-470-2066, or send e-mail to: trips@massbayrre.org. Mass Bay RRE is a non-profit [501(c)(3)] Massachusetts educational corporation.
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Our excursion departs from the Conway Scenic’s landmark North Conway station promptly at 10:30 AM, heading north and west through Bartlett to Notchland. There we’ll reverse direction, with the two cab units leading us back to North Conway. Along the way we'll make a number of stops, some accessible only by train, so passengers can photograph and take videos of the train. We'll have the engines "pointed southward" throughout the trip for great photos in the mid-day light. This could be your best opportunity ever to photograph these classic locos in action together! Our return to North Conway is scheduled for 4:30 PM.
This year, our train will feature two dome cars. The Rhonda Lee, has table seating in the dome (right photo) and lower level (left photo) , with table seating for parties of up to 4 passengers. 
The dome car Dorthea Mae features comfortable seats on the dome level, grouped in compartments seating four (left photo). At one end of the main level, the deluxe Screening Room (right) offers comfortable swivel chairs and a flat-screen monitor showing a video feed of the train's progress. Also on the main level are 24 spacious reclining seats grouped in facing pairs (not shown). The First-Class fare in both dome cars includes a complementary snack and beverage package for each passenger.
The deluxe coach CP Reed features facing pairs of reclining seats in compartments (doors have been removed ) that seat parties of up to 4 (right). 
Sit back and leave the driving to us! Our connecting motor coach offers a guaranteed connection with our train at North Conway. Our rest-room equipped motor coach will leaveBoston's South Station at 7:00 AM, the Anderson RTC in Woburn at 7:20 AM, and the Portsmouth NH Ride Share Lot at 8:10 AM. The motorcoach will depart North Conway shortly after our train arrives, with a scheduled return to the Boston area around 8:00 PM.