At the other end of the line from Kempton is the town of Wanamakers and Wanamaker station. Here's where the locomotive is run-around the train for the return trip to Kempton. Notice the town is named Wanamakers with an "s", but when the station was built the railroad designated it as Wanamaker without the "s". Like the stations in Kempton, Wanamaker is an original Reading station, but has the added distinction of being the only WK&S station in it's original location. For years the station was leased to a fellow who operated it as an antique shop. After he passed away the station was dormant for a few years, but is now open again as a gift and novelty shop. You can visit the shop. There's a brief layover at Wanamaker as the train prepares for the trip back to Kempton. There's also an old fashioned general store behind the station. As with most things along the WK&S, Wanamakers hasn't changed much over the last one hundred years.

Post Card image contributed by Joel Salomon
This picture shows the Wanamaker station back in the old P&R days. Note the large loading dock out front.

A 2004 southbound Santa train departs Wanakaker Station.

Photo by Gary Zweizig
This photo shows a northward looking overview of the Wanamaker Station area with a maintenance shed in the background, Levans Road in the foreground and a passing track to the right of the main line. Rt. 143 is off to the left.

Wanamkers also features the remains of a coal dock as seen here in the lower right. The coal dock track connected with the passing track at Levans Road in the background. With the addition of some corrugated metal roofing, a portion of the dock now servers as a neighbor's shed.

The office and waiting rooms of the Wanamaker Station have been turned into a mini-museum. Here in the office tickets are sold by a mannequin in a period agent's uniform.

And here's the "customer" in the waiting room. The station caretakers, Rick and Cindy Goho are seeking donations from the 1940's era or older that would be found in a train station of the period such as cloths, train schedules, pictures, phones, radios, ect. If you can help, they can be contacted at (610) 916-4434. The Gohos have been exceptional caretakers. The station grounds are well manicured and all the buildings have a fresh coat of paint and have received a tremendous amount of TLC. The station is usually open whenever the trains are running.

The baggage section is used at a gift and novelty shop featuring Raggedy Ann memorabilia. Cindy (Gruelle) Goho is the grand niece to Johnny Gruelle, creator of Raggedy Ann & Andy.

On September 10, 2005 Rick and Cindy Goho hosted the "RAGGEDY EXPRESS" to celebrate Raggedy Ann's 90th & Andy's 85th birthday. Cindy (Gruelle) Goho, grand niece to Johnny Gruelle, creator of Raggedy Ann & Andy, told the story of Raggedy Ann & Andy while passengers rode the train to Wanamaker Station.

The "RAGGEDY EXPRESS" featured a display of Raggedy Ann & Andy memorabilia set up in RDG Combine 408.