The Middle of Nowhere meets the Middle of the Ocean: train ride

The day before Thanksgiving and old steam engine stopped in town so we all went to see it. It was the last steam engine (and, possibly passenger train) that Union Pacific made. It was taking a round-about way back to Omaha after being in Arizona and New Mexico for their state centennials. Of course, we had to take pictures:

Then, we found out they were letting people ride it. However, the next stop would be 70 miles away and anyone who rode it would need to have someone pick them up at that stop. We decided we could make that work (Thanks Mom!). LL1, who had been ignoring 'Gramps' for most of the visit thus far, found a good reason to spend some quality time with grandpa.

FarmerDad, FarmerBoy, LL1, AuntC, and I boarded the train for the adventure. We thought UncleD would want to join us too but, he was nowhere to be found. Before we left, Moo jumped on to give us a bag filled with snacks and activities to keep LL1 entertained only to be told by the conductor that they had closed the doors, were leaving the station, and she had now had to take the trip. She took the news quite well.

As we left town we located Uncle D heading back to the cars from way down the road.

That's UncleD

There was nothing we could do but enjoy our ride at that point so we did.

Everyone had fun. LL1 loved the train and most of the ride we did not need the bag other than for snacks. He divided his time between all of us (although, FarmerDad thinks that the way I took pictures shows that LL1 spent way more time with him than he actually did. Oh, well. History is written by the vict. . . er. . . those who record it).