We heard about the

The

Wabash Railroad

and decided that we’d go for the ride on Sunday.

We found that it was a tiny railroad, with engines built to scale:

Here's a video of a train leaving: DS cycled up and back, a matter of about 60 miles! This left a seat free in the car for our friend Karthik O. Here's the family: Here's the yard: This notice on the water tower was hilarious..."not for human consumption"...but apparently, the trainmaster is not considered human! We went chugging past the limestone bluffs of the area: The tracks crisscrossed many walking and cycling trails. I loved this tandem bike with a provision for a young child! Here's another locomotive, built to scale: There were lots of volunteers to man the railroad, here's one being the guardsman: We were thrilled that the train ran through Mohan, Missouri! A filming crew was at work, and our train ride took a long time as we were held up. Mother and daughter whiled away the time: Here's the video! It's not a loop, so the train had to go to the end point, have the engine de-coupled and reconnected, and then we were brought back: Here's a ticket: Here's a ticket-holder: The woodland was lovely: At the departure point, engines use the turntable: Here are the rules:

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