The little train ride was particularly fun. Austin didn't want to go by himself, so Nate went with him.
We also explored the old historic engines and train cars that are at the station. We even got to go inside the mail car. The 833 below was a passenger steam engine known for its speed. It could go up to 110 mph. It was built in 1939, and there are only two others like it still around today. The large metal panels on its sides are called "elephant ears" and worked to deflect smoke from the cab and cars behind it.
Inside we saw a number of little model trains and some garden trains similar to what I remember seeing in Mr. Rodgers. One of the model train guys explained to us how some pieces of certain sets, like the tiny seagulls, were hand carved out of plastic.
Austin had a lot of fun playing in the room containing toy train sets and other interactive displays.
In another room there was a large lego display with some lego trains. There were also a number of lego projects that didn't have anything to do with trains, like the giant Helicarrier below.
The festival turned out to be a fun family outing. Afterwards we grabbed a frozen yogurt before heading home.
2 comments:
We thought about going, but had too much else going on. Glad you guys were able to go--looks like it was fun.
Heath - If we go again some other time, we will have to invite you guys too! It would be fun to go together!
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