Ride With Me Henry! –        Once in a while you come across
 something that is really unique and interesting.  

All of us always seem too busy
 to get to all those place
 we might like to visit, 
take a ride down that commuter
 line, experience the “tubes”, 
or ride the Staten Island Ferry.

  Growing up in Binghamton, I met Hank Summers over
 40 years ago.  He is a devoted historian, past officer of the Susquehanna Valley Chapter, NRHS and he continues
 to follow rail travel throughout New York State.  

Hank enjoys riding trains and regularly organizes trips
 to New York City, Long Island, northern NJ to visit 
branchlines, check out stations, connect from one line 
to another, etc.  What is unique is that he maintains an 
email list of interested railfans and emails before each trip, 
allowing others to ride along by splitting the costs.  

He has sent me invitations to ride along for years and while I have not
 taken advantage of the opportunity, other friends have done so and 
they have enjoyed visiting these rail lines.  Trips begin and end in the Binghamton area and besides 
sharing car expenses, Henry 
organizes costs for riding the
 trains.  AND, it’s amazing at how inexpensive some of the fares 
are when you get to be a 
senior train rider!  

For more information, feel free to drop Hank a note at ridewithmehenry@hotmail.com.  

Photographs by Hank Sommers and Mike Eggleston.  Photographs depict [1] Long Island RR at Greenport, [2] BLHR Junction 
west of Hoboken Station, [3] Poughkeepsie Station and [4] Ride With Me Henry friends [left to right] John Landrey, 
Mike Eggleston and our host, Hank Sommers at the Long Island RR in Montauk.