THE TRAIN MUSEUM

The Train Museum was in Old Sacramento so it was easy to just stopped in there the same day as our visit to the Old Town.

We still have John's old Lionel train, we haven't put it up at Christmas time for several years. Maybe we might need to think of a place that we could use it. I remember that we had a train also and it was the same style as John's our train would go around our Christmas tree, fun memories.

OLD TOWN SACRAMENTO

SATURDAY, MARCH 5th

When we arrived in Sacramento on Friday we headed for Fairfield where we stayed at Travis Air Force Base. On Saturday we stopped in Vacaville (between Fairfield and Sacramento) to get breakfast. We saw this popular hang out and decided to give it a try. It was great food years ago and still great food today.

Old Sacramento

We bought some candy that we had when we were younger

Pony Express started right here
This statue commemorates the glory of the Pony Express, which started there at 2:45 a.m. on April 4, 1860. The first rider was Sam Hamilton, the route started here in California, then to Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri. It was in existence for 18 months. 121 riders, 500 ponies and 35,000 pieces of mail

Cool Stair case in the back of one of the old buildings

Inside the Wells Fargo Bank where they telegraphed

One of the original stage coaches (inside the Wells Fargo Building)

Old buildings were packed with tourist items such as T-shirts, jewelry, candy, ice cream etc.

It was fun going through the old buildings

TAKING THE TRAIN TO SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA

AMTRAK TO GO

MARCH 3rd & 4th
John has wanted to take a train ride for a long time so we decided to take a few days and go over Donner's pass in the winter. We heard that it was a beautiful ride, and we were not disappointed. This gentleman who is a volunteer gave us some interesting facts about the water sheds, the train sheds and Donner's pass.

THE OBSERVATION CAR WATER SHED
THE CAR THAT REMOVES SNOW FROM THE RAILS TRUKEE/CHECK OUT THE OLD FLYING A GAS STATION SEEING THE FRONT OF THE TRAIN THROUGH OUR WINDOW

DONNER'S LAKE

SHEDS TO COVER THE TRAINS FROM THE SNOW, THE TUNNEL IS UP AHEAD

THE SHEDS ARE NOW MADE OF CONCRETE BUT YEARS AGO THEY WERE MADE OF WOOD

MANY TIMES WE WERE RIGHT UP NEXT TO THE MOUNTAIN

THE SNOW DRIFTS WERE BEAUTIFUL

OUR GUIDE TOLD US ABOUT THE OBSERVATION POINT (CLOSE TO THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN). THIS IS WHERE THEY COULD SEE ALL THE SHEDS AND WHEN A SHED WAS ON FIRE THEY COULD GET HELP QUICKLY (THIS WAS WHEN THE SHEDS WERE MADE OF WOOD)

GRANDMA ELLEN AND FAMILY MEMBERS MEETING BABY STRIDER

OUR SLEEPY BABY STRIDER

END OF FEBRUARY 2011