Among the many interesting discussions at the W.W. & F. Ry. Museum yesterday (May 31, 2025) was one held at the dinner table within the Percival House.
A question came up about what might have been the last charter excursion to operate at Edaville Railroad during the management era of George Bartholomew and during his last year of operations, 1992.
To confirm here, the specifics are that a private charter was held on January 1, 1992 and consisted of multiple photo opportunities and two trips around the (then) 5 1/2 mile mainline. The excursion began that morning with an 11:00 AM departure, though many passengers arrived much earlier to witness the "firing up".
The organizer of the event was Middlesex Car & Locomotive Works.
I attended the event and rode the line, took many photographs as well.
For another member of the W.W. & F. Ry., I have taken photos of the ticket and ticket holder that was given to each rider that day. I have the images stored on my phone and will e-mail to any museum member interested in seeing them. My e-mail is wilsonwaterford57@gmail.com
