The kids have a great great great grandfather who spent his life working with one of these handcars. He was a section foreman for a stretch of tracks and every day would go out and inspect the tracks, repairing whatever needed to be repaired.
November 22, 2014 at 5:53 AM
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We love trains, so we were very happy to go to the Nevada State Railroad Museum on our recent fall break. We actually went twice, as the first time was at the end of the day so we needed more time to see it all and to go for a train ride.
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They had out the special McKeen Motor Car to celebrate Nevada Day. They've done a beautiful job restoring it.
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Our friend Dave also loves trains and came with us.
The train went three times around the tracks on the property. It wasn't long, but it was fun!
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The back of the car was especially beautiful.
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Then we went over and operated the hand car. Twice. It was great. Inside the museum they had beautiful engines and interesting displays. The kids' favorite part inside was the HO model train and the Thomas the Train toy table, but the part they remember the best was the hand car.
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posted by Desert Survivor at 7:51 AM on Nov 19, 2014
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November 22, 2014 at 5:53 AM