Where the trains cross

Taking a different perpective on things = happiness!

One of those days... good to have a fresh look at the things happening around you. Things don't always go how you expect. Have to learn to roll with punches.

Abtract Train

Enjoying bright colors in unusual places = happiness!

Sometime happiness is just finding the normal in an abnormal place. Like the color orange here... found on a train that has seen better days. But I found the color a small hint of cheer and a reminder that bright things can be found anywhere!

Big Boy Train

Seeing the biggest steam engine in the US = happiness!

When I tell you this train was big... I am not exaggerating. This is the biggest steam engine in the US. This was one of 25 Big Boy's and was used to haul heavy freight across the US. It was built in 1941. Standing next to it, I felt tiny! It has 4-8-8-4- wheel arrangement and weighs over 1.2 million pounds!

There are only eight remaning trains of this classification. Oh, and did I mention this guy could do almost 80 mph?

Steam Engine

Being around working steam trains... hearing the train honk, seeing the steam, and smelling the coal = happiness!

So, if you guessed Steamtown National Historic Site in Pennsylvania... then you were right.

Their is an amazing collection of all things trains. They have an incredible working turn table. You can ride a real restored steam train and passenger car. They have a TON of vintage train stuff to look at. They have a few restored train cars that you can walk through and touch (including a mail car).

I was seriously in fun overload!