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Come Ride This Train

Special roundtrip train ride between Springfield and Hartford

July 22 & 23, 2023

 

Palmer, MA – As part of the Kids ON TRACK weekend, CTrail, the Amherst Railway Society, and Springfield Union Station are working together to offer special roundtrip train rides between Springfield and Hartford on the mornings of July 22 & 23, 2023.

Passengers leave Springfield at 10:00am and return at 11:38am. The schedule is the same for both Saturday and Sunday trips.

Tickets are $5.00 for the roundtrip ride for both children and adults, except for children two (2) and under who ride free.

To ride this train, passengers must be in the main concourse of Springfield Union Station no later than 9:30am on the mornings of July 22 and July 23.

Tickets can be purchased in the station on the mornings of the trips, or online at link below:

KOT Train Ride Tickets

In addition to the train rides, area model railroad clubs will have operating model railroads set up in the Union Station concourse, and children (of all ages) will have a chance to run model trains between 10:00 am and 4:00 pm each day.

Kids ON TRACK is an emerging national effort by the model railroad industry to encourage young modelers, and link model railroading to STEM education.

There is no admission charge for Kids ON TRACK, and the Union Station parking garage, located on Main Street, will be offering a special $2 event parking fee.

 

Amherst Railway Society

1130 South Main Street

Palmer, MA 01069

For more on the Amherst Railway Society and the Kids ON TRACK program, visit:

amherstrail.org/kids-on-track

For more on Springfield Union Station, visit: springfieldunionstation.com.

Contact:  Gregory Maas

                  508-243-9984

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Peter Pan driver Everett ‘Andy’ Anderson says staying focused allowed him to drive 4 million miles accident-free

MASSLIVE: SPRINGFIELD — Chairman and CEO of Peter Pan Bus Lines Peter A. Picknelly playfully greeted driver Everett L. ‘Andy’ Anderson Monday, asking him: “You didn’t get into an accident on the way over here, did you? Because that would be bad.”

Anderson answered: “What did you see?”

Anderson did not get into a crash, accident or even a fender bender. And he hasn’t since starting work as a driver for Peter Pan in 1970.

That was 4 million miles ago — the equivalent of 20 trips to the moon or about 161 bus trips around Earth. Anderson is only the second bus driver on record in the country to achieve 4 million accident-free miles, a feat that takes at least 48 years.

“You have to stay focused,” Anderson said Monday before being honored by the company and Springfield Mayor Domenic J. Sarno at a ceremony in Springfield’s Union Station. “It’s not easy. But you have to stay focused. And it’s getting harder because the car drivers are getting more aggressive.”

Dave Kollisch, a long-time fellow driver for Peter Pan, says Anderson is known for his strength and reliability. “Andy is adored by the rank and file of Peter Pan,” Kollisch said Monday. “Even after 53 years, he’s a strong man who never gives up.”

Anderson handles one of Peter Pan’s most rigorous day routes — the round trip between Springfield and Boston. “And he never misses a day of work. He’s up before the break of dawn and drives the longest day route we have,” Kollisch said.

The late Ed Hope, who also drove for Peter Pan, achieved 4 million accident free miles in 2017. Everett’s brother, Joseph Anderson, achieved 3 million accident-free miles for Peter Pan in 2011.

Peter Pan Bus Lines drivers average about 100,000 miles a year, Picknelly said.

Read more MassLive here: https://www.masslive.com/news/2023/03/peter-pan-driver-everett-andy-anderson-says-staying-focused-allowed-him-to-drive-4-million-miles-accident-free.html?utm_campaign=masslivenews&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR23Lnr-DTo-OPRX60n44hfmS6eDEAfa80YlNdyCaws9HVyTTk7_Fmb8JKI

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