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.
7 comments:
old trains are neat.
I 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... :-)
Riding 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.
I'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.
I think Arlo Guthrie said it best when he called these trains "Our fathers' magic carpets made of steel."
Oh 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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