Catawissa Railroad Company

Book Your Caboose reservation early for 2017
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Reservations Form

Keeping local railroad history alive in any small town is very expensive, hard work & Fun

This year we will be repainting a couple of our cabooses.

We are just minutes from Knoebel's Amusement in Elysburg.
Free admission, free parking, free picnicking and free entertainment.
The Pioneer Tunnel Mine tour is within 35 minutes.

Make your reservation early for the 2015 (April to October).
Walter Gosciminski (Owner)
Any Questions you can Email at

Where The Heck Is Catawissa

"Preserving Our Local Railroad Heritage Since 1979"

Bring your camera & children they will love it. all the cabooses are displayed outside for great picture taking.

No admission charge (FREE TO THE PUBLIC TO VISIT).

We have 14 cabooses that has been completely restored and painted in authentic company colors

You can look back on the days when cabooses were common on railroads across North America.

In the early days of railroading, each crew was assigned its own caboose, which served as home for days at a time.
They could watch the cars ahead, sleep, cook and eat their meals. It was a place where the conductor and rear brakeman would do their paperwork.

Keeping local railroad history alive in any small town is very expensive, hard work & Fun

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2000 Photo

Last year I had a bird's eye view, when I was finishing the upper deck on the station, I saw three locomotives pulling the mile-long Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus train, with four circus cars hauling animals.
This line to Sunbury, Penn., (Wilkes-Barre to Sunbury) was an old Pennsy line and came to the D&H on April 1, 1976. The Delaware and Hudson is presently owned by Canadian Pacific Railway.

Opening night of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus at the Wachovia Arena was on Wednesday, June 1, 2005

Update: We built 4 enclosed picnic shelters 12X16 next to each caboose and one large 10X20.

Great Vacation
Caboose Lodging In Pennsylvania
Retreat from the noise, the concerns, the hustle and bustle of the city.

My younger days

Our 14 Railroad Cabooses are next to the scenic Susquehanna River

If you like the outdoors you will love our location here at the Catawissa Railway
The perfect get-away with family and friends, 8 cabooses available.

"Your Destination for Family Fun"
Treat yourself to a fresh, fun weekend away.
Our Season is April to October / Caboose Rental
Kids Love Trains!

UPDATE June 07, 2003
We just Finished 8 of our 14 cabooses, with TV/VCR No Cable/, Free movies, electricity, running water, bathrooms and 3 with showers.
Our Private His & Her Bathrooms includes two large 42"x42" neo-angle shower
Also our Penn Central caboose has a large neo-angle shower.
Note: Remember to bring your own bath towels, shampoo and soap

On our Reservations Form page you can see photos of each caboose inside and outside

Make your reservations early. Each year our rentals double.
Family & friends are returning, renting up to eight cabooses a day!
Advance reservations are highly recommended particularly during the summer. Why not make yours today?

PLAN AHEAD. If you're considering a Friday or Saturday stay in the next week or so, we MIGHT still have something available, but keep in mind that we often fill up Friday and Saturday night reservations as much as six weeks in advance. Weekday nights are usually a little easier to get on shorter notice. But if you want to get a specific room on a specific night, try to plan as far ahead as you possibly can, just to be sure.

(Closed during the winter months)

Take a look at what our guests have to say about staying at our caboose lodge

Reservations Form

CLICK HERE FOR Reservations Form

Great Nearby Places to Visit

If you like the outdoors, camping, fishing, biking, etc.
We are just minutes from Knoebel's Amusement in Elysburg. Old Fashioned Family Fun. Knoebels Amusement Resort is a great place for families. Admission to the park is free. Also available are free picnic facilities, offers free parking. The park has a swimming pool and waterslide. Called the Crystal Pool, it's open Memorial Day through Labor Day. Knoebel’s is a wonderful park with something for everyone. They also have a great assortment of coasters and other grown up rides. 50 + rides. Total Distance: 7.71 miles
You may also want to visit. The Bloomsburg Fair, the largest in the state, late September. Total Distance: 5.00 miles
Also the only national park solely dedicated to railroad history, Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton. It is a museum dedicated to the history of trains. Total Distance: 69.25 miles

Bird's Eye View of The Cabooses
You can even see driving directions with real images

Pennsylvania has a lot to see and do.

Of course, once you decide where you are going you will need a place to stay

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Ten X - Conrail Cabooses that survived

THE HISS OF A TORCH

Print this, if you plan to visit.

This is the first thing your see when you enter Catawissa from the South or North 42

Our Main Street office and our engine display.

This is the first building you see on Main street, next to it is our red brick house. Look for the clock tower & park in back of this building.

On the right side of our house is a army tank that belong to the Catawissa VFW.

In the back of the building with the clock tower is our work shop.
You can find us there on the weekends restoring old railroad items.

Next to our shop is a small garden in back of the house.

Also the Catawissa VFW parking lot, this is the best place to park, when your signing in. A lot of people mistake the VFW as our office.

Only one block back is the Station, Steam Engine & Cabooses

We are in the central eastern part of PA, along the banks of the Susquehanna River; about 60 miles north of Harrisburg or 30 miles south-west of Wilkes-Barre. We are 5 miles from exit 34 of Interstate 80; about a 2 hr drive west from NYC, or 4 hrs from the Baltimore-Washington DC area.

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If you Click HERE, it will give you your travel distance!

If you want to know what it cost to move a 25 ton caboose?
Click on the Buying & Moving link above

Free To The Public To Visit!

Looking for Conrail, Norfolk Southern, Erie - Lackawanna, CP, Penn Central, EL, NS, NW, PC, cabooses.

Thank you
Walt Gosciminski

This is our Real Steam Engine on display with the Cabooses at the Station.

THE CATAWISSA RAIL ROAD CO. AND WHISTLE STOP FENCE
119 Pine Street
Catawissa, Pa. 17820
Voice 570-356-2345
Fax 570-356-7876

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Lots of inside Photos

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We are near Bloomsburg, Danville, Berwick, Harrisburg, Sunbury, Williamsport, Reading, Milton, Lewisburg. Also we are close to Knoebel's Park one of the best Family entertainment around. Knoebels coaster, The Phoenix One of the Top 10 Coasters in the World! Train Ride. Knoebel's Amusement Park in Elysburg, Pennsylvania. This exciting family destination is one of the largest free-admission parks in the country. + Bloomsburg Fair, held annually in September/October, Pennsylvania's biggest fair.

2005
Park group again names Knoebels top family spot

ELYSBURG — Knoebels Amusement Park and Resort was voted "Best Park for Families" by members of the National Amusement Park Historical Association (NAPHA).

Knoebels beat out Walt Disney World and other parks from across the country for the honor, according to a NAPHA press release.

The local park has been voted the top spot for families since 1999.

In other categories:

The Phoenix roller coaster was voted "Favorite Wooden Coaster" by group members for the second time in three years.

Knoebels tied for "Favorite Traditional Park" with Kennywood, which is located near Pittsburgh.

The park tied for second in the "Most Beautiful Park" category; a park in the Netherlands was also voted second. The top choice was Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, Va.

NAPHA is the country's largest amusement park enthusiast organization. The results were from its 19th annual Amusement Parks and Attractions survey.

Reservations Form
For your convenience, we have created this simple Email form

We are only a stone throw away from Knoebels Amusement Resort in Elysburg, Pa & The Bloomsburg Fair

Any Questions you can Email at

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Information on our rentals: Lots of Photos

	Bird's Eye View of The Cabooses
	Reservations Form For your convenience, we have created this simple Email form + inside photos of each caboose
	Inside Caboose Photos Here's a sneak peek of the inside of the caboose ...
	New for 2004 Our family camping picnic area
	Take a look at what our guests have to say about staying at our caboose lodge
	Caboose Rates .Rate $95 to $160.00 a day + Tax
	*Our New Caboose / 1944 New York Central # 20137 The Ultimate* Caboose We supply Everything**
	Our Office + Map Driving directions
	Caboose List 14 cabooses on display
	Our New Addition Davenport Steam Engine
	Have breakfast, lunch or dinner in our 1910 Train Station
	Visitors Guide List Our Area Attractions
	Gift Certificate *Form* For your convenience, we have created this simple Email form

UPDATE June 07, 2003
6 of our 14 cabooses have bathrooms, 5 with showers

Award Winning Site!

June 21, 1999

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Great Railroad Caboose Video
Price

TOTAL ONLY $60.00 includes shipping
(2 Hours)

"WHAT OUR GUESTS HAVE TO SAY ABOUT STAYING IN OUR CABOOSE"

We have been lucky enough to have GREAT guests over the years. Here is a collection of some of their thoughts. It includes input from honeymooners, families and singles, railroad lovers, train watchers, fishermen and naturalists. They express what it's like better than we ever could.

Take a look at what our guests have to say about staying at our caboose lodge