This sounds like fun! (Empire Corridor excursion)

[jiml]

Here's your chance to ride historic train cars out of New York's Penn Station along the Hudson River (thepointsguy.com)

 

[jis]

The URHS has run this almost every year. I have ridden this (Hickory Creek) twice, both more than 7 years back when I lived in NJ. Back then I used to know many URHS folks, and there probably are several even now that I know well. It is a fun ride.