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TICKETS NOW ON SALE! ORDER TODAY! Don't miss Mass Bay RRE’s Exclusive... 'COVERED WAGON in the SNOW' (Boston) - North Conway, NH - Notchland & Return with classic F-7 locomotive 4266 Saturday, January 2, 2016 ONLY!!
Mass Bay RRE members are eligible for discounted fares; Contributing & Sustaining members may be eligible for preferred seating in the first-class coach. Click here for complete details or our member benefits. Box lunches are available for advance purchase, or you may bring your own food. Also, the Conway Scenic snack counter will offer light snack and hot & cold beverage service during our trip. This trip operates ONE DAY ONLY, rain 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.
Sit back and leave the driving to us! Our connecting motor coach package offers a guaranteed connection with our train at North Conway. Our rest-room and video-equipped motor coach will leave Boston's South Station at 7:00 AM and the Anderson RTC in Woburn at 7:15 AM. After our train’s return there will be time to grab some photos around the station before the motorcoach departs, with a scheduled return to the Boston area around 8:00 PM. The Boston Connection Package includes a Box Dinner and beverage on the return trip from North Conway. FARES: Saturday, January 2, 2016 'Covered Wagon in the Snow' Photographers' Special: Boston Connection Package** - includes Deluxe Coach Seating (Boarding at South Station or Anderson RTC Woburn) Premium Seating & Other Options: BOX LUNCHES: The box lunch will consist of a sandwich, chips, snack dessert (granola bar, cookie, etc.), Chef's choice of a side salad, and a beverage. Sandwich choices are as follows: - Smoked Ham & Swiss Cheese. ACCOMMODATIONS IN & AROUND NORTH CONWAY: North Conway is a major winter vacation destination, and there are numerous hotels, inns and B&B's within a reasonable distance of the North Conway depot. For a partial listing of accommodations in the area, we suggest that you visit the Conway Scenic's web site. In addition to those places listed, there are several major chain hotels (Holiday Inn Express, Comfort Inn, etc) in the area. Please use the order form to order your tour ticket and box lunch. Be sure to enclose a self-addressed, stamped business-size envelope for return of your tickets. Full particulars of the tour will be sent with your tickets about two weeks before the trip. For further information please call our information line at 978-470-2066, or send e-mail to: trips@massbayrre.org. Orders are accepted by mail or telephone only. Mastercard, Visa & Discover accepted for all orders. For telephone orders please call 978-470-2066. No calls after 8:00 PM Eastern Time, please. To download a printable copy of the trip flyer and order form, Click Here. Mass Bay RRE is a non-profit [501(c)(3)] Massachusetts educational corporation.
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There's just something special about a wintertime train excursion! Don’t miss Mass Bay RRE’s ninth annual photographers' special excursion on the Conway Scenic Railroad. Our unique event features multiple photo stops and photo runbys, this year starring Conway Scenic's classic cab-unit “covered wagon” diesel locomotive No. 4266. This locomotive, built by EMD in 1949 and now owned by the 470 Railroad Club of Portland, Maine, was the last "F unit" to operate on the Boston & Maine Railroad in 1976. This style of streamlined locomotive is commonly nicknamed "covered wagon," due to its fully enclosed, round top body, which many felt resembled an Old West settler's wagon.
The train will consist of the dome car Dorthea Mae, the open-platform observation car Gertrude Emma (photo at left), the first-class coach Carroll P. Reed, the Table Car Mount Webster and two Conway Scenic coaches. All cars are heated and rest rooms are available on board. A limited number of premium seats are available in the dome section of the Dorthea Mae and in the parlor-observation car Gertrude Emma, which will be at the rear of our train on the return trip (extra fare & advance reservations required for seating in these cars - see fare schedule below). 
Deluxe reserved seating in the first-class coach Carroll P. Reed (photo, left) or the table car Mount Webster (right) is available to all passengers for a modest additional fare of $20. (Extra fare & advance reservations required for seating in these cars - see fare schedule below.) 
Train capacity is limited! Our last few "Steam in the Snow" excursions were completely sold out, so we urge you to order tickets early. Seating in the Upper Dome, the Table Car, the Deluxe reserved coach and the Gertrude Emma will be assigned by seat number. In the standard coaches, we will assign seats by car only and will reserve blocks of seats for groups of four or more. Passengers wishing to sit together must order tickets together at the same time. 
THE BOSTON CONNECTION PACKAGE