Last night, we drove a million miles to ride the newest excursion train in Colorado. Earlier this week, the engine was broken, but the owner promised us it would be fixed by the weekend. It is a small diesel rail car called the Silver Streak that used to drive spikes into the track.
We stayed at a really neat old hotel in nearby Del Norte, which was restored with lots of help and love from local leaders. They had a great carriage in the lobby.
The new train line was named for a famous historic railroad - The Denver & Rio Grande R.R. The train was a small but very fun diesel work car, which the owners adapted for excursions on the historic route.
The ride was bouncy but very scenic. There were many great views of the Colorado mountains, but I loved the hill that looked like Snoopy on his dog house.
Here I am with Daddy riding the train.
We ate lunch in the mountains and I found this great relic from the past - a pay phone. There was no cell service in the mountains.
This was once again my lucky day. On our return trip, I got to drive the train - backwards to the station. It was really fun.
Here is a short video of me sounding the horn as we crossed the river on a really old train bridge, which was originally part of a bridge built before the Civil War.
After the ride, we got to tour a private passenger car that President Taft rode on in his 1908 presidential campaign. The car is bring restored.
They also had a fantastic modern speedster built for rail travel. I wish we could have taken this guy out for a ride.
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What a fabulous trip. Great scenery and train rides, yummy food, and a time never to be forgotten!
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