Big Boy Locomotive #4014 in Glenfield PA

Friends Debbie and Sy invited us to come see the giant steam locomotive with their visiting family and then see fireworks later in the evening. We had a great time. We were at a fenced in playground so the kids were safe. And they brought chairs! Nice planning. We went across the Ohio River to their house for dinner and then headed to Avalon for fireworks! What a day.

Click to Watch a minute + video of Big Boy #4014

You hear it before you see it.

Spectators captured by Deb. I was at the wheel
Getting back to where we parked.

Deb and Sy went to Euclid Ohio June 8th last week and saw the giant Big Boy engine stopped, with a crowd and here are a few of the pics they sent me

Deb and Sy
Fireworks venue in Avalon
we were in bleacher seats

On the way home I pulled over for “Night Couch” bonus

Central Ohio Model Railroad Club Open House

Central Ohio Model Railroad Club Open House

You walk into this amazing Polar Express Display and the club member engineer operating the four trains invited the kids to come under the bridge and get closer.

So nice of him. There will be seven trains going in that display as they are working on it. Many hours of dedication and hard work create these terrific model train displays. Click to watch Polar Express

Roy Laura and Charlie are ready to enter


Model Train Video Click link to watch

Wordless Wednesday

Homeward bound

Wordless Wednesday

Waiting for the freight train Shanahan Road

Freight Trains

Trains overhead while walking with a friend on Heritage Trail Pittsburgh along the Allegheny River, Monday morning. I like the sound of a train whistle.

What a surprise to hear the train coming overhead
Metal wheels screeching on the metal tracks
Find the shopping cart

And Saturday night at Sunset- in Ohio. We crossed the tracks just before the red lights flashed and the gates came down. We pulled in the adjacent lot. I got out and filmed the freight train-a short one. It’s almost 2 and a half minutes, start to finish, which is a short freight train.

https://youtu.be/mGX9CXuyfo4Freight Train at Sunset in Ohio