Riverview Beach Train

It took Bob Stanton and several friends a month to remove the track and move it and the cars 15 miles to his farm. Bob then laid about 100 feet of the track in his pasture and put the engine and cars on it.

Bob also owns the original railroad from his other favorite park, the old Woodside Park in Phila. So he combined the tracks and the useable cars and parts to create his own railroad. He then named it the Riverview & Woodside Railroad (after the two amusement parks).

Since then Bob has built a workshop and many outbuildings to support his railroad. His layout includes many authentic signs and signals. The track crossing even includes a railroad crossing sign complete with flashing lights and bells to signal the approaching train.

And he's continually adding to the length of his track. It's now just over a half-mile long, and by the year 2000, he hopes to have the near-mile loop around his property completed.

"The park gave many years of pleasure to several generations of visitors", said Bob. And he's glad to be able to help preserve the memory of the park. "I consider myself a curator of a Salem County treasure."

"What makes me happiest is to watch the faces of little children when they see the train. They reflect the joy of my own first ride."