Next on the List: Train Rides
For the next couple of years we're going to try to do the train rides near our destinations. One on the list will be the the Hiwassee Loop train ride out of Etowah, TN during our trip to the Chattanoo...
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Whitewater Valley Railroad in Connersville, IN. Fantastic State Parks and State Recreation areas within a reasonable driving distance: Whitewater State Park, Brookville State Recreation Area, Mounds Campground (not Anderson, Indiana). Brookville and Whitewater are are 2 most favorite parks in Indiana. The train ride is great! In the summer they do a train robbery re-enactment where bad guys on horseback hold up the train. Of course when the bad guys are walking the aisle in the cowboy garb, they are taking donations to keep the enactment financed. The train will stop at Metamora, Indiana where guests can visit the craft shops and village. Metamora celebrates a festival called, "Canal Days" where they have a working canal boat for visitors, still pulled by horses. The train route follows the original canal.
Connersville:
French Lick, Indiana:
French Lick Scenic Railway in French Lick, Indiana. A fun ride.
End of the line where we all got to get out and stretch a little. The engine had to reverse direction to go back to the station. It gave everyone a chance to use the Port-a-Johns and meet the engineer.
On the return trip back to the depot, the train actually derailed. That was a very interesting trip back to the depot, but they did provide transportation for us. It was truly a trip to remember:
Connersville:
French Lick, Indiana:
French Lick Scenic Railway in French Lick, Indiana. A fun ride.
End of the line where we all got to get out and stretch a little. The engine had to reverse direction to go back to the station. It gave everyone a chance to use the Port-a-Johns and meet the engineer.
On the return trip back to the depot, the train actually derailed. That was a very interesting trip back to the depot, but they did provide transportation for us. It was truly a trip to remember:
