Sue has always wanted to ride the train.
The Jamestown State Railroad Park has a train that departs their station every hour until 3 pm. It climbs over several gold rush claims and finally reaches a quarry 20 minutes later.
It used to be steam. The steam boiler for the train is broken and in the process of being repaired in Seattle. The desiel works to pull the restored cars along the route. We opted for the first class car. Its a 16 dollar ticket. This beauty used to ply the railroads between San Francisco and Santa Cruz near the turn of the century. It was part of the "Sunshine Special" that brought people to the beach. It also served north of San Francisco and was used in a Sausalito to the redwoods run. The beautiful restored pullman car has been lovingly brought back to life over the years. It has stained glass windows and inlaid wooden panels. We sat in the part of the car near the barber shop. The parlor section of the car had comfortable winged chairs and a couple of ladies dressed in the fashion of that era.
The train conductor told stories of the train line and filled us in on the history of the first class car. We had a great time. Sue made it up and into the car without a wheel chair. She also did that coming off. The steps were pretty steep but she was able to do it.
We had a hot dog special in the little cafe. They had some very cool potato salad that was definitely home made. Not mayo centered, it must have had some mustard seeds in it. A Hebrew National hot dog, a cup of potato salad and a can of soda for 5 dollars. I had mine with sauerkraut, onions and jalapenos. Yum Yum.
An older man in a powerchair came wheeling into the cafe. He ordered up a gatoraide. When the clerk delivered it, he offer up his credit card. "Nope, we don't take cards." the clerk said.
It was hot, so Sue and I bought him his gatoraide and delivered it too him. His face lit up to discover that someone had figured out his plight and provided for his needs.
Have a good One
Pat
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