Back in 1989 on a cross country drive I stayed at a hotel in central PA, it had to be right off of 80, that was made up of old rail cars (pullmans, I believe, maybe cabooses). It was on the edge of whatever town it was in, and there was a bar across the street named "Norma Jean's." I assume it is gone now since I can't seem to find it online, but if anyone remembers it and can tell me where it was I'd love to know. Thanks! BTW it is not Titusville or Strausburg.
I know you said not Strausburg, but there IS a motel near there, about a half mile from the Stausburg railway called the Red Caboose Inn (I think its something like that). Its made up of Cabeese, of course and was a pretty neat place to stay when we were there in the 90s. I don't believe there was a bar across the street though... but there was a dining car that served meals at the location. I think it was also right next to a toy train museum and just down the road from the PRR museum as well. That's the only one I know of, sorry if its not the one you were looking for! Dean
When I was young we had to drive the long way across PA to visit my Grandparents. I remember the Red Caboose Motel but I do have memories of another place that had train cars. I was a child, so of course not navigating or really aware of where I was, but I can look and trace the various routes my family would have driven. I remember a string of streamlined passenger cars with a narrow parking lot between them and the road and a dinner/gift shop down at one end. The cars had some underpinning around them to protect/cover the more permanent utilities they were hooked up too. Does that sound familiar?
