Mother's day train ride from North Conway New Hampshire

[ebinmaine 63,137]

@Mows4three

Here's the pictures you wanted of the train ride from today.

Trina took her mom on a tourist train ride which leaves North Conway New Hampshire and travels eight or nine miles north, northeast to a small station in a valley of the White Mountains.

At that point the engine uncouples from one end of the train and connects to the other end and the ride is reversed back to North Conway.

One of our hiking buddies came with us as well.

It was a fantastic trip. We toured the inside of the old station which is a museum now and also the yard which is its own museum in a way. There's also an HO scale setup that began being built in 1971 and is still being modified to this day.

I don't know how long the railroad has been in Northern New Hampshire but one of the buildings at this site dates to 1872.

There was some information in the station showing that the logging industry was absolutely massive in that area back in the day.

 

We finished off the excursion with an ice cream. Very very long-standing tradition with Trina and her family.

 

 

 

 

[oliver2-44 8,852]

i love the old trains that have been turned into tourist trains.  There a cool step back in time

[Daddy Don 889]

Aren't all MOTHERS DAYS GREAT. You are one lucky man to have a day like this. To take a trip like this is the great finish to the day. Happy MOTHERS DAY TO ALL MOMS.

[JAinVA 4,619]

Thanks for sharing Eric! Great pictures and a memorable Mothers Day outing.

[DET 103]

My wife and I spent a few days in North Conway a few years ago and took the same train ride. Very nice area, just don’t go in June, the bugs were terrible.

[ebinmaine 63,137]

2 minutes ago, DET said:

My wife and I spent a few days in North Conway a few years ago and took the same train ride. Very nice area, just don’t go in June, the bugs were terrible.

Hahahaha....

Yeah. This is Northern New England. We're running an extremely late spring this year but normally the bugs are terrible from late April until the first freeze sometime in September.

Lots of woods to make the black flies and ticks happy and lots and lots of water in all forms to make the black flies and mosquitoes happy..

I should probably buy stock in the insect repellent industry.

 

[dclarke 4,011]

Thanks for the pics, Eric. Looks like a nice way to spend Mothers Day! 

[ebinmaine 63,137]

 

[Mows4three 825]

Next to old tractors, I love old trains.   And ice cream.    

 

Thanks for sharing.   Always thought it would be cool to have a private car and cruise the rails from coast to coast.   Of course, an RV gives you more utility and access to places the tracks don't go.   Plus, you can stop anywhere to take pictures or eat at a roadside diner.  

 

Nice pictures.   Glad you all enjoyed the day, Eric!

 

Dave

[bottjernat1 2,189]

Music to my ears my late dad was a train guy he loved them. He collected trains and lanterns. We had around 300 lanterns. I kept alot of them and gave some away and sold a few. 

[Pullstart 59,722]

With a train being around that long, how many times would one might think it’s been robbed or held up in the olden days?

[ebinmaine 63,137]

3 hours ago, pullstart said:

With a train being around that long, how many times would one might think it’s been robbed or held up in the olden days?

That's a good question right there I guess. The northern half of the White Mountains was a very very sought after tourist destination all the way from about the 1830s. Lots of money would have been going up and down those tracks.