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National Train Day May 8

May 6, 2021

Donna gets into the cab of the Iowa Interstate 716 diesel in Rock Island, Illinois.

National Train Day celebrates the history of trains in the United States and the advantages of railway travel. The day is observed on the closest Saturday to May 10 – which marked the completion of the first transcontinental railroad in the United States of America. The celebration was started by Amtrak in 2008.

I love to ride the trains. I can see all the best scenery. I like the tumpty-tumpth. It is so peaceful and quiet. It is so-so refreshing!

Railroad Museums across the USA will celebrate the occasion. To share:

Iowa Interstate Steam Engine 7081 at Rock Island, IIlinois.
TrainFest Owosso, Michigan tank engines 6 and 1 and Hurco and Eastern 9712 diesel.
TrainFest Owosso, Michigan, Daylight streamliner steam engine X4449.
Pale purple coneflowers in front of the Canadian National’s J Engine 660 diesel.
TrainFest Owosso, Michigan, steam engine 765 Nickel Plate Road.
TrainFest Owosso, Michigan, Great Lakes Central 385 diesel.
Hoary vervian, rattlesnake master, and pale purple coneflowers in front the Canadian National diesel 5662 and 2547.
Steam engine 2719 of Lake Superior Railroad Museum, Duluth, Minnesota.
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  1. Cynthia Jane Donahey says

    May 7, 2021 at 7:22 pm

    Try explorimg some abandoned railroad lines. Our bike trails follow some of them. The ones that leadup to high points along our rivers are worth seeking out.

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