This is what we like to see. Capacity crowds enjoying themselves with Thomas, other train rides, various activities, food, and so on. We can only hope many of them will come back on less crowded days and perhaps learn more about railroad history.
As for myself, there's not much to report. What I had wanted to accomplish on the 36 wasn't feasible, and will have to wait for another day. There are always things I can do on the interior, and I had a couple of other things to fix on the other cars, but nothing picture-worthy. Frank was the conductor on the North Shore train, so he'll have more
But so you'll have something to look at, I stopped in St. Charles on the way home. This (L) was the main line of the Chicago Great Western. I hadn't thought about it for a while -- how long has it been since there were any trains over the river? This is taken from the 2nd St. bridge, and in the distance (R) you can see the track on the big bridge. There really aren't many abandoned railroads around here, so this stretch of the CGW is interesting.
The bridge over the Fox has always been impressive, although that new bicycle path bridge certainly clutters up the picture.
The bridge appears to be in excellent condition to my untrained eye.
If only we knew a Professional Engineer (P.E.), I wonder what he would make of it.
Meanwhile, we're waiting for railroad-related news from Salt Lake City. I hope David will find an opportunity to check out Ruth's Diner, for instance.