On our visit to Wickenburg, we encountered this old train engine and caboose near the railroad tracks. No longer in service except for museum-type encounters, I'd imagine.
Did you pick up the railroad? Here's a broad hint.
Next on our road trip - a surprise encounter in Skull Valley. Stay tuned.
old trains are neat.
ReplyDeleteI marvel at trains old or new but they are not something I like visiting. I remember these two hours spent at the AZ Railway museum as part of a college assignment... it had not been my favorite + we had to go back to see what we could improve... :-)
ReplyDeleteRiding the Trans-Siberian would be another matter...
I have always loved trains, but....... Perhaps it's a result of my advancing years, and the growing precious-ness of my life (at least to me and mine) but speeds are beginning to make me just a little uncomfortable. The world record is >350mph (held by the SNCF); and the size of the flange that stops the train jumping the rails is a few mere inches. And trains don't have wings! Best not think about it. Lovely pictures and video clip though.
ReplyDeleteI've only ridden a train twice: Once when I was kid, from St. Louis to Dallas, and once when our YMCA group took our kids on a ride from Dallas to Ft. Worth. ( I think the dads were more impressed with it than the kids were.) That looks like a fun thing to see and photograph.
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Enjoying the journey with you. Thanks for the nice posts.
ReplyDeleteI think Arlo Guthrie said it best when he called these trains "Our fathers' magic carpets made of steel."
ReplyDeleteOh good, I can't wait for the surprise in Skull Valley. That is such and interesting place and I love to poke around in the general store there.
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