Operating a Running Locomotive During Shutdown
This morning, we did a short hike in Montpelier to Hubbard Park. I'll write more about that and share some photos in another blog entry. After our hike, we went to lunch at Sarducci's. Next to Sarducci's is a single railroad line used primarily for transporting granite. The kids were hoping we would see a granite train coming through the city while we were there. The chances of this happening are very slim but, who knows? Maybe we could get lucky... While eating lunch, we heard a train coming through. Unfortunately, we were seated on the porch overlooking the river on the opposite side of the building where the railroad tracks are located so we couldn't see the train. We did hear him... we heard the rumble of the engine... we felt the vibrating building as the train passed by... we heard the horn... and we heard the clanging bell as it slowly crept across streets. The kids were kind of bummed that we couldn't see the train making its way through downtow