Rolling Down the Tracks with Steam Powered Locmotives

"Trains" seemed to be the theme for me for 2013.   I enjoyed a season pass on the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad and rode a number of times in spring, summer and fall. Next up is a ride on the winter train over the holidays.

I also got a ride on the inaugural run of the recently restored Locomotive 463 on the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad. What a treat to see that vintage engine all steamed up and puffing from Antonito to Chama.

Here's a survivor from the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad all ready to go in the Antonito yard.

 

This fall, my husband and I travelled to Strasburg, Pennsylvania, where we took a short railroad excursion through cornfields and the Amish farmland.  Strasburg is home to the magnificent Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania .  I've never seen so much rolling stock from so many eras of American Railroading all under one roof. 

Getting the locomotive ready in Strasburg

I loved this beautiful blue engine at the  Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania.