| NPCC Excursion and OCTRR Train Ride
Saturday October 14, 2006 |  |
WE HAD A GREAT DAY ! On Saturday October 14th, early in the cool morning, 29 hardy souls loaded into 13 Corvettes and 2 other vehicles for a nice drive north on Route 8 to Titusville. The weather was great until we turned off Rt 8, a block and a half from the train station. At that time it started to sprinkle and by the time we covered the short distance to the station it was snowing and very cold.
Within 1/2 hour we started loading onto a very crowded train. All the seats were booked and the railroad people had quite a time stuffing several hundred people into the available seats. We had a nice train ride and learned quite a lot about the Oil Creek Valley history and its inhabitants from the guides that accompanied us and the recordings on the train's audio system..
Upon the train's return to Titusville we walked over to the restaurant where we were all seated together in a corner. We then warmed up and enjoyed some good food. We also took the opportunity to celebrate some birthdays. When we were ready to return the weather was clearing and the drive home was nice.
Robert W. McKee
Lynn H. McKee 
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Trip Information We will be leaving from the Glade Run United Presbyterian Church Parking lot on Rt. 8 in Middlesex Township at 7:45am. The Glade Run United Presbyterian Church is on Rt. 8, 9/10 mile north of the Rt. 228 West intersection with Rt. 8 and 1/10 mi north of the traffic light at Brown’s Hill Road. We will travel north to Titusville on Rt. 8 through Butler and Franklin. The Oil Creek and Titusville Railroad (http://www.octrr.org) train ride is a 2 ˝ hour trip through the Oil Creek Valley and state park that starts in Titusville, PA. Our train will leave at 11:00am and should return to the station about 1:30pm. The cost is $12.00 per person. With a group of 20 or more we can pre-order tickets at $10.00 per person.
If you wish to participate in this trip please signup and pay for your tickets by the September 13th meeting.
We must pre-order our tickets by the 14th. Lunch will be at The Mill Restaurant (http://www.the-mill-restaurant.com) which is about 300 yards from the train station in Titusville. For those who would be interested in staying over night in Titusville; the Caboose Motel (http://www.octrr.org/caboosemotel.htm) is across the parking lot from the train station. More information on the area is available at www.oilregion.org The trip home could be Rt. 27 (this should be a fun ride in our Corvettes) from Titusville to Meadville. From Meadville it is about a 1 hour run south on I-79 to Cranberry.
YOU MAY SEND YOUR RESERVATION CHECK TO: North Pittsburgh Corvette Club
ATTN: Titusville Excursion
P.O. Box 11021, Pittsburgh PA 15237 Please make check out to the: NORTH PITTSBURGH CORVETTE CLUB | 
