Tuesday we drove to Tacoma to visit with Linda and Ron. Ron treated us to dinner at a seafood restaurant on the waterfront. It was very good! As we were leaving, Ron suggested we return the next afternoon and we drove to their lake home where he treated us to a boat tour of the lake and a picnic supper. He gave us advice on driving to Olympic National Park the next day.
Olympic was about a 3 hour drive from Kent to Port Angels. We arrived about noon, and then after lunch proceeded to the Port Angeles Park Visitor's Center where we watched a movie, picked up some souvenirs and got directions to Hurricane ridge. Ron and Linda had said it was not to be missed, but didn't give us a clue as to what we would see. The drive was a twisty 16 miles from sea level to Hurricane Ridge at 5,242 feet. At times the visibility on the road was very low due to low hanging clouds. When we reached the ridge we were awed at the sight of the mountains across the way. Awesome! We were glad we had our jackets along - and I was wishing for jeans as well. The temp was 44 degrees with a good breeze. We took many, many pictures and were so glad we had made the trip. We got back to camp at 6:30. WE prepared the trailer for leaving on Friday.
We stayed overnight Friday at Spokane Valley KOA and headed for Helena, MT. Our objective was to relax and regroup after a very busy time in Washington and long drives. We'd been at the Lincoln Road RV Park several times. Our only tourist activity was a re-visit to the Helena History Museum.
We are now camping for several days in Great Falls, MT.
Thursday, July 27, 2017
Kalispell to Spokane, WA
On July 15 we left Kalispell and took Hwy 2 toward ID. We enjoyed the beautiful lakes and the trees - endless trees! On a fuel stop in Libby, MT a truck pulled up at the next pump and the driver started a conversation with Jack. Seems he lives in Libby, but was born in Salisbury, NC and was a truck driver out of Fuquay-Varina, NC before relocating to Libby. Said he got tired of the traffic and the heat. He definitely has neither in Libby!
We got to the Spokane Valley KOA about 2:30 in the afternoon and explored the Spokane Valley Mall after supper. For a Saturday evening, it was a ghost town! Very few people in the mall. Don't know how they can stay open!
Sunday we worked in the trailer and after lunch we visited a small aircraft museum at the old airport. It appeared that they hadn't been open long, and were still obtaining exhibits, etc.
We left Monday morning for a visit with Ron and Linda Coleman in Tacoma, WA. We camped in the Kent, WA KOA. It's ONLY saving grace was we were parked in the shade! We were right across the street from an Amazon Distribution Center, and the traffic was heavy.
We got to the Spokane Valley KOA about 2:30 in the afternoon and explored the Spokane Valley Mall after supper. For a Saturday evening, it was a ghost town! Very few people in the mall. Don't know how they can stay open!
Sunday we worked in the trailer and after lunch we visited a small aircraft museum at the old airport. It appeared that they hadn't been open long, and were still obtaining exhibits, etc.
We left Monday morning for a visit with Ron and Linda Coleman in Tacoma, WA. We camped in the Kent, WA KOA. It's ONLY saving grace was we were parked in the shade! We were right across the street from an Amazon Distribution Center, and the traffic was heavy.
Sunday, July 23, 2017
Kalispell, MT
One of the many offices Jack engineered for Nortel was Kalispell, but he said the town was much smaller then, and he was there in the middle of winter, so doesn't recall exploring the area. We were camped about 35 miles from Glacier National Park and a revisit to the park was our main priority.
We got up at 5 a.m. And after breakfast headed for the park. Our goal was to arrive early enough to gain a parking space at Logan Pass. We had tried twice on an earlier trip and were never able to park and enjoy that area. We drove about 30 miles up the Going-to-the-sun road and arrived at the Pass at 7:45. The lot was only half full at that time, but by 8:30 people were cruising the lot looking for a spot to park. We enjoyed the Hidden Lake trail which has a profusion of wild flowers and in some areas still had snow. The Visitor's Center is small for the size of the crowd it handles. WE discovered the reason for the parking problem is the hikers!! They park early in the morning and are usually gone 3-6 hours,depending on their energy and the length of their hike. WE took many pictures and I will share some on the blog at a later date.
WE also toured the Museum at Central School which had been built as a school in 1895. WE especially enjoyed the Native American Culture artifacts. Displays told the stories of the buffalo in Indian culture, native religious societies and ceremonial pipes. The Frank Bird Lindeman exhibit was also very interesting. He authored 20 books, many about the Native American Tribes.
We toured the home of Charles Conrad, the founder of the city. It was plotted in 1891 by Charles Contrad for James J. Hill, owner of the the Great Northern Raailway to serve as a division point for a rail route being constructed from St. Paul, MN to Seattle, WA. His home contains 93% of his belongings, as the house was always inhabited by his family. In 1974 his youngest daughter, Alicia Conrad McCutcheon Campbell donated the home and its contents to the city of Kalispell in honor of her parents.
The next day we took Hwy 2 toward Spokane, WA.
We got up at 5 a.m. And after breakfast headed for the park. Our goal was to arrive early enough to gain a parking space at Logan Pass. We had tried twice on an earlier trip and were never able to park and enjoy that area. We drove about 30 miles up the Going-to-the-sun road and arrived at the Pass at 7:45. The lot was only half full at that time, but by 8:30 people were cruising the lot looking for a spot to park. We enjoyed the Hidden Lake trail which has a profusion of wild flowers and in some areas still had snow. The Visitor's Center is small for the size of the crowd it handles. WE discovered the reason for the parking problem is the hikers!! They park early in the morning and are usually gone 3-6 hours,depending on their energy and the length of their hike. WE took many pictures and I will share some on the blog at a later date.
WE also toured the Museum at Central School which had been built as a school in 1895. WE especially enjoyed the Native American Culture artifacts. Displays told the stories of the buffalo in Indian culture, native religious societies and ceremonial pipes. The Frank Bird Lindeman exhibit was also very interesting. He authored 20 books, many about the Native American Tribes.
We toured the home of Charles Conrad, the founder of the city. It was plotted in 1891 by Charles Contrad for James J. Hill, owner of the the Great Northern Raailway to serve as a division point for a rail route being constructed from St. Paul, MN to Seattle, WA. His home contains 93% of his belongings, as the house was always inhabited by his family. In 1974 his youngest daughter, Alicia Conrad McCutcheon Campbell donated the home and its contents to the city of Kalispell in honor of her parents.
The next day we took Hwy 2 toward Spokane, WA.
Missoula MT
We camped with Yogi Bear on this trip to Missoula. It was a nice campground and only about 7 miles from the city. We found a bagel shop so headed downtown on Sunday for Einstein's Bagels. We were amazed at the crowd that was downtown. Investigating we found that we were near the finish line for the marathon, and everyone was at the finish line cheering on the participants.
Since I had 2nd degree sunburn on my face, and since I am now super-sensitive to the sun, we went shopping and bought some sun protective clothing and better sunscreen. We limited our activities on Sunday to walking after dinner when the sun was setting. Monday was overcast, so we went to the Historical Museum at Fort Missoula and enjoyed both the indoor exhibits and the historical structures that dotted the 32 acre site.
The outlying structures and the exhibits they hold are centered around 4 main themes: Early history of the Missoula Valley, the history of Fort Missoula, the forest products industry in Montana, and Fort Missoula's unique history as an Alien Detention Center during WWII. Of course there was a train depot, a shay engine used in the forestry industry, and most interesting to me, a library car with a full time librarian who lived in the car which contained book shelves, a pot bellied stove, and a large table and chairs for the library patrons.
In 1941 Fort Missoula was transferred to the Deptartment of Immigration and Naturalization for use a an Alien Detention Center for no military Italian men. It housed over 1,200 Italian internees and after Pearl Harbor, 1,000 Japanese-American men. Neither group were American citizens. Fort Missoula was also used as a prison for American personnel accused of military crimes and others waiting ours martial after WWII. The post was decommissioned in 1947.
From Missoula we went up Hwy 93 to Kalispell, MT
Since I had 2nd degree sunburn on my face, and since I am now super-sensitive to the sun, we went shopping and bought some sun protective clothing and better sunscreen. We limited our activities on Sunday to walking after dinner when the sun was setting. Monday was overcast, so we went to the Historical Museum at Fort Missoula and enjoyed both the indoor exhibits and the historical structures that dotted the 32 acre site.
The outlying structures and the exhibits they hold are centered around 4 main themes: Early history of the Missoula Valley, the history of Fort Missoula, the forest products industry in Montana, and Fort Missoula's unique history as an Alien Detention Center during WWII. Of course there was a train depot, a shay engine used in the forestry industry, and most interesting to me, a library car with a full time librarian who lived in the car which contained book shelves, a pot bellied stove, and a large table and chairs for the library patrons.
In 1941 Fort Missoula was transferred to the Deptartment of Immigration and Naturalization for use a an Alien Detention Center for no military Italian men. It housed over 1,200 Italian internees and after Pearl Harbor, 1,000 Japanese-American men. Neither group were American citizens. Fort Missoula was also used as a prison for American personnel accused of military crimes and others waiting ours martial after WWII. The post was decommissioned in 1947.
From Missoula we went up Hwy 93 to Kalispell, MT
Thursday, July 13, 2017
Butte, MT. July 6-7, 2017
From Montpelier we drove to Butte, MT for a revisit. Since we had been there before, we were searching for new things to see and do. We did take the trolley tour of the city - it has grown, cleaned up, and added a folk festival! The statue of Mary is still on top of the mountain overlooking the city. After lunch we drove 72 miles through beautiful territory to the Big Hole National Battlefield where the 7th Cavalry fought the Nez Pearce Indians. I should qualify that - they attacked while most of the Indians were still asleep. Casualties were heavy - with women and children the majority of the killed. They had to leave in a hurry, and were unable to tend to their dead. This is a sacred place for the Indians. The fight continued over Montana.
On Friday we drove to Virginia City and Nevada City. The towns were part of a 14-mile series of mining towns built almost overnight when gold was discovered. Some of the buildings remain standing and the tourist towns began in 1976. We rode the train to Nevada City and toured their museum. Of particular interest was the "music hall" with all manner of band organs, street organs, player pianos and other forms of music machines. The buildings on site were brought in from various areas of Montana. We rode the train back to Virginia City, checked out the museum , and then headed back to Butte.
On Saturday we packed up and headed for Missoula, Montana for a revisit to that city.
On Friday we drove to Virginia City and Nevada City. The towns were part of a 14-mile series of mining towns built almost overnight when gold was discovered. Some of the buildings remain standing and the tourist towns began in 1976. We rode the train to Nevada City and toured their museum. Of particular interest was the "music hall" with all manner of band organs, street organs, player pianos and other forms of music machines. The buildings on site were brought in from various areas of Montana. We rode the train back to Virginia City, checked out the museum , and then headed back to Butte.
On Saturday we packed up and headed for Missoula, Montana for a revisit to that city.
Monday, July 10, 2017
Pictures - Golden Spike National Historic Site
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| At the Golden Spike |
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| A reproduction of the Jupiter |
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| Reproduction of the 119 |
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| The actual monument |
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| You would have to enlarge to read the plaque |
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| The actual site of the meeting |
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| The golden spike was here |
Montpelier, Idaho - 2
After visiting the Oregon Trail Museum, we decided to drive outside of town 7 miles to see the "Big Hill" that the settlers wrote about in their trail diaries. It was the first BIG obstacle that they had encountered on the trail. They tied their wagons to trees and gently lowered each one down the very steep incline and were thrilled to safely make it into the valley!
The next oddity they discovered was called Beer Creek, Soda Creek and is now called Soda Springs. WHen they arrived they discovered this fizzy water which they added flavorings to and called it soda. The women discovered that the water was great for baking bread and they didn't have to add yeast to make it rise! They said the bread was light and fluffy. In later years the town decided to build a swimming pool in town and started digging.....what they got was a 37 foot geyser with warm water! It erupts every hour on the hour. We drove over to see it. Kids were playing in the runoff, and the town has built a viewing stand around it similar to Yellowstone's Old Faithful - minus the crowds!
On July 4 we drove 25 miles to see the Bear Lake (22 miles long; 8 miles wide with the bluest water I've seen. On our way back to camp, we drove through Paris, Idaho and stopped at the Paris Tabernacle built in 1888. The sign outside indicated "free tours" so we stopped. We met some delightful women who answered our questions about the Mormon tabernacle. The members began quarrying stone and cutting timbers and stockpiled matrials before building in 1884-88. The design was that of Joseph Don Carlos Young, a son of Brigham Young. The Tabernacle is able to seat 1500 members and is used regularly. Construction cost totaled $50,0000. That evening we drove into town to enjoy the fireworks. A great holiday!
The next oddity they discovered was called Beer Creek, Soda Creek and is now called Soda Springs. WHen they arrived they discovered this fizzy water which they added flavorings to and called it soda. The women discovered that the water was great for baking bread and they didn't have to add yeast to make it rise! They said the bread was light and fluffy. In later years the town decided to build a swimming pool in town and started digging.....what they got was a 37 foot geyser with warm water! It erupts every hour on the hour. We drove over to see it. Kids were playing in the runoff, and the town has built a viewing stand around it similar to Yellowstone's Old Faithful - minus the crowds!
On July 4 we drove 25 miles to see the Bear Lake (22 miles long; 8 miles wide with the bluest water I've seen. On our way back to camp, we drove through Paris, Idaho and stopped at the Paris Tabernacle built in 1888. The sign outside indicated "free tours" so we stopped. We met some delightful women who answered our questions about the Mormon tabernacle. The members began quarrying stone and cutting timbers and stockpiled matrials before building in 1884-88. The design was that of Joseph Don Carlos Young, a son of Brigham Young. The Tabernacle is able to seat 1500 members and is used regularly. Construction cost totaled $50,0000. That evening we drove into town to enjoy the fireworks. A great holiday!
Pictures
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| At Chimney Rock in Nebraska |
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| It's official - we're at Chimney Rock! |
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| Greeley CO National Model RR Museum |
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| A fire scene on the layout - Neat! |
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| Big Boy #4004 in Cheyenne, WY |
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| I'm a bit short for the sign - SIGH! |
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| Inside the Virginian Hotel |
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| Here it is! |
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| Long view of the Virginian Hotel |
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| Beacon on range to aid Air Mail Planes |
Sunday, July 9, 2017
Montpellier, Idaho
We hauled the trailer 7 miles up a mountain and then thankfully the road leveled off as we went through Logan, UT and on to Idaho. At one point we were on Hwy 36 and we couldn't tell if we were going up or down! Definitely a very lonely road!
We had culture shock when we drove into Montpelier! No fast food, one grocery store, a couple of gas stations. Population 2500. After setting up at the Montpelier Creek KOA we drove back into town to get groceries (making breakfast in the trailer?) and checked out the Ranch Hand restaurant at the Cowboy Truck stop.
July 1 we went to the Ranch Hand for breakfast. Very good food and great prices! After breakfast we went to see the Butch Cassidy Museum. The museum is located in the second bank he and his gang robbed. They got away with $7000. Big money back then.
The gem of Montpelier is the Nationl Oregon/California Trail Center. Several tour busses a day stop in and the Living experience is the gem of the museum. Participants go on a 2000 mile Oregon Trail route with a Wagon Master and several costumed actors who help the participants understand the problems and dangers of the trip. The experience takes about an hour. Also in the museum is a snack bar, gift shop, a quilt exhibit, and paintings of the Oregon trail by a local artist.
We had culture shock when we drove into Montpelier! No fast food, one grocery store, a couple of gas stations. Population 2500. After setting up at the Montpelier Creek KOA we drove back into town to get groceries (making breakfast in the trailer?) and checked out the Ranch Hand restaurant at the Cowboy Truck stop.
July 1 we went to the Ranch Hand for breakfast. Very good food and great prices! After breakfast we went to see the Butch Cassidy Museum. The museum is located in the second bank he and his gang robbed. They got away with $7000. Big money back then.
The gem of Montpelier is the Nationl Oregon/California Trail Center. Several tour busses a day stop in and the Living experience is the gem of the museum. Participants go on a 2000 mile Oregon Trail route with a Wagon Master and several costumed actors who help the participants understand the problems and dangers of the trip. The experience takes about an hour. Also in the museum is a snack bar, gift shop, a quilt exhibit, and paintings of the Oregon trail by a local artist.
Monday, July 3, 2017
Brigham CIty, Utah
From Rawlins we drove to Lyman, WY for one night and then on to Brigham City, UT. We camped at a very nice urban campground called The Golden Spike. The town is located about 30 miles from the Golden Spike National Historic Site where the railroads met and joined the country by rail from east to west on May 10, 1869. As soon as we were set up, we headed for the site.
This site was known as Promotory Summit. The two engines were the Jupiter (Central Pacific) and 119 (Union Pacific). After a golden spike was symbolically tapped, a final iron spike was driven to connect the railroads. The Central Pacific had laid 690 miles of track, Union Pacific 1086. They had crossed 1,776 miles of desert, rivers, and mountains to bind together the East and the West. Central Pacific hired several thousand Chinese and had to ship every rail, spike, and locomotive 15,000 miles around Cape Horn. Union Pacific hired Irish, German, and Italian immigrants, Civil War veterans from both sides, ex-slaves and AMerican Indians - 8,000 to 10,000 workers in all.
Ogden, Utah was about 25 miles south of Brigham City, and the following morning we drove down to tour the Union Station. It's a beautiful building and since the depot is no longer a passenger depot it now houses a restaurant, a small Cowboy Museum, a Browning gun museum, the Browning's antique car museum, and the railroad museum. We toured all of them, and then headed for lunch. After lunch we went back to the Union Station to see the rolling stock that is on display there.
We spent our final day in Brigham City before heading to Montpelier, ID over the July 4 holiday.
This site was known as Promotory Summit. The two engines were the Jupiter (Central Pacific) and 119 (Union Pacific). After a golden spike was symbolically tapped, a final iron spike was driven to connect the railroads. The Central Pacific had laid 690 miles of track, Union Pacific 1086. They had crossed 1,776 miles of desert, rivers, and mountains to bind together the East and the West. Central Pacific hired several thousand Chinese and had to ship every rail, spike, and locomotive 15,000 miles around Cape Horn. Union Pacific hired Irish, German, and Italian immigrants, Civil War veterans from both sides, ex-slaves and AMerican Indians - 8,000 to 10,000 workers in all.
Ogden, Utah was about 25 miles south of Brigham City, and the following morning we drove down to tour the Union Station. It's a beautiful building and since the depot is no longer a passenger depot it now houses a restaurant, a small Cowboy Museum, a Browning gun museum, the Browning's antique car museum, and the railroad museum. We toured all of them, and then headed for lunch. After lunch we went back to the Union Station to see the rolling stock that is on display there.
We spent our final day in Brigham City before heading to Montpelier, ID over the July 4 holiday.
Medicine Bow and the Virginian
We left Cheyenne and traveled highway 30 through Medicine Bow to Rawlins, WY where we had reservations for one night. We stopped in Medicine Bow to visit the museum and also the famous Virginian Hotel from the 1902 western novel by Owen Wister. The Virginian is a 1902 novel set in the Wild West. It describes the life of a cowboy on a cattle ranch and was the first true western novel ever written.
Today Medicine Bow consists of the museum, the hotel, a couple of garages, post office and a few homes. We toured the museum and the cabin of the author, Owen Wister and then stepped across the street for lunch at the Virginian Hotel. The hotel has an ornate dining room names The Owen Wister Room, a casual dining area and bar. We toured the two floors of rooms and then took pictures outside.
The Virginian was adapted for the movie and stage and became a TV show from 1962-1971 starring
James Drury and Doug McClure. It is loosely based on the Wister novel.
From there we continued on to Rawlins, commenting on our way that the highway seemed deserted with the exception of 2 bicycle riders, a few motor cycles and 2-3 cars. Best not have car trouble out here! We also saw many pronghorns grazing along the road.
Today Medicine Bow consists of the museum, the hotel, a couple of garages, post office and a few homes. We toured the museum and the cabin of the author, Owen Wister and then stepped across the street for lunch at the Virginian Hotel. The hotel has an ornate dining room names The Owen Wister Room, a casual dining area and bar. We toured the two floors of rooms and then took pictures outside.
The Virginian was adapted for the movie and stage and became a TV show from 1962-1971 starring
James Drury and Doug McClure. It is loosely based on the Wister novel.
From there we continued on to Rawlins, commenting on our way that the highway seemed deserted with the exception of 2 bicycle riders, a few motor cycles and 2-3 cars. Best not have car trouble out here! We also saw many pronghorns grazing along the road.
Sunday, July 2, 2017
Cheyenne, Part 2
Saturday morning, June 24.
It's Saturday, so it must be bagels.....in Wyoming? The grapevine indicated that there was a bagel place downtown called Mort's, so we headed into town to try them out. Great bagels! Unfortunately they weren't open on Sunday, so this was our only opportunity.
After breakfast we drove to Holliday Park to see Engine #4004, one of three remaining Big Boys still in existence. The engine is HUGE! We had also seen one in Green Bay, Wisconsin last year. From there we went to the Cheyenne Union Pacific Depot which was built in 1888 and renovated in 2004. It now houses a restaurant, a Visitor's Center, Gift shop and Railroad Museum. The railroad museum was very well done, and included an observation deck where one could sit and watch the trains and the work in the rail yard.
We had seen on tv that there was a book sale going on at the Cheyenne Library, so when we were finished with our rail depot, we headed there. The books were CHEAP! 20 cents per book. We got 10 books between us. What a bargain!
No visit to Cheyenne is complete without a visit to a western store. Jack was looking for work boots, and I wasn't looking....but ended up buying a new pair of boots. Jack couldn't find what he was looking for.
Tomorrow is travel day - heading for an overnight in Rawlins, WY before heading on to Utah.
It's Saturday, so it must be bagels.....in Wyoming? The grapevine indicated that there was a bagel place downtown called Mort's, so we headed into town to try them out. Great bagels! Unfortunately they weren't open on Sunday, so this was our only opportunity.
After breakfast we drove to Holliday Park to see Engine #4004, one of three remaining Big Boys still in existence. The engine is HUGE! We had also seen one in Green Bay, Wisconsin last year. From there we went to the Cheyenne Union Pacific Depot which was built in 1888 and renovated in 2004. It now houses a restaurant, a Visitor's Center, Gift shop and Railroad Museum. The railroad museum was very well done, and included an observation deck where one could sit and watch the trains and the work in the rail yard.
We had seen on tv that there was a book sale going on at the Cheyenne Library, so when we were finished with our rail depot, we headed there. The books were CHEAP! 20 cents per book. We got 10 books between us. What a bargain!
No visit to Cheyenne is complete without a visit to a western store. Jack was looking for work boots, and I wasn't looking....but ended up buying a new pair of boots. Jack couldn't find what he was looking for.
Tomorrow is travel day - heading for an overnight in Rawlins, WY before heading on to Utah.
Cheyenne, Wyoming
After an early breakfast and quick shopping trip at Wal-Mart we headed BACK into Nebraska to revisit Scott's Bluff, Chimney Rock, and a small museum in Bacard. We didn't stop when we passed it yesterday, as we were unsure of parking with a 31 foot trailer behind us.
Scott's Bluff is named for a man who fell ill and was left behind by his companions as he was too ill to continue. When his bones were found the next year, the area was named Scott's Bluff in his honor (at least that's the folklore). We had stopped here several years ago, walked in the wagon ruts, etc., but our main purpose this year was to get my Passport stamped. We did watch the movie before heading into town for lunch. After lunch we drove 19 miles to Bayard to visit the museum in their railroad depot, checked out the rolling stock, and then went to Chimney Rock for the passport stamp. The Chimney Rock appears to have gotten lower since our last visit. We heard it had been hit by lightning and a sizeable chunk fell off.
Greeley, CO was next on our list of places to visit. We had heard in North Platt that they had a great model railroad set up. It's actually the National Model Railroad Museum. It takes up a warehouse on the depot property and the layout fills 90% of the building. The layout is huge, and several "engineers" walk around following their particular train and observing all the signals from the dispatcher, just like a real railroad. A person must put in 200 hours before being allowed to be engineer, and even more to be a dispatcher. After lunch we visited the local history museum to learn more about Greeley.
Scott's Bluff is named for a man who fell ill and was left behind by his companions as he was too ill to continue. When his bones were found the next year, the area was named Scott's Bluff in his honor (at least that's the folklore). We had stopped here several years ago, walked in the wagon ruts, etc., but our main purpose this year was to get my Passport stamped. We did watch the movie before heading into town for lunch. After lunch we drove 19 miles to Bayard to visit the museum in their railroad depot, checked out the rolling stock, and then went to Chimney Rock for the passport stamp. The Chimney Rock appears to have gotten lower since our last visit. We heard it had been hit by lightning and a sizeable chunk fell off.
Greeley, CO was next on our list of places to visit. We had heard in North Platt that they had a great model railroad set up. It's actually the National Model Railroad Museum. It takes up a warehouse on the depot property and the layout fills 90% of the building. The layout is huge, and several "engineers" walk around following their particular train and observing all the signals from the dispatcher, just like a real railroad. A person must put in 200 hours before being allowed to be engineer, and even more to be a dispatcher. After lunch we visited the local history museum to learn more about Greeley.
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