Sunday saw us up early and on the road to Brooklyn. We didn’t tell Drew where we were going so we could surprise him. He and my dad love all things trains and Drew has been wanting to ride a train. Mom happened to see an advertisement for a strain ride in Brooklyn and we all decided to surprise Drew. It was so much fun! Joe and I had never ridden a train either so we were looking forward to the day.
It was not a long ride – just 45 minutes total which was just the perfect amount of time. The ride was set up as a fund raiser for the fire department and was the last trip this old steam engine was going to make before being retired and set up in Newton at the museum there. It was just neat to get to experience a steam engine – the black rolling smoke, soot and coal dust, the sounds of the whistle, the windows were down and we rode in authentic 1920’s railroad cars. The conductors were dressed up and they came through and punched our tickets. It was easy to imagine what it would have been like to travel by steam engine way back when!
I’m glad Mom ran across this opportunity and that we decided to go. Drew had so much fun and it was an experience we will always treasure.
That’s fun! I’ve never been on Amtrak but I’ve ridden the Strasburg Railroad which is very similar to what you rode. They do Thomas events several times a year too!