Welcome to November! Can you believe it? I can't. How was your...
Halloween?Our Halloween went well. I meant to take the camera with me when we took the boys to the church... but I forgot. I couldn't have held on to them and their candy AND the camera too. So, the Halloween Train pictures will have to tell the story. Their were a TON of kids at the church. We only stayed for an hour or less. We then decided to take the kids back to our neighborhood to "trick or treat". A fog started to roll in too which made it exciting. After doing that, we went back to the house and they got into their pjs. They enjoyed helping Dave hand out the candy to the older kids coming up to the door.
This morning I went to a Women Of Victory breakfast at our church. I really don't know too many people at this church. I began going last Easter and because of my job, I haven't really had the opportunity to be in many activities. So, I signed up to attend this breakfast. You know what it is like when you are new... I just go ahead and put it out there "Hi, I am new and haven't been to one of these before." No one will know if I don't say something. You would be surprised how other people then will feel like they can admit that they too are new if I go ahead and admit it first. How did I like it? I liked it because it is a start. I met many women and feel that I will know more people when I walk in the door on Sunday mornings. :-)
More scenes from the tracks.
The falls can be seen from this side of the tracks.
Fall colors... and racing a car (the car won).
Passing the remains of trains from the past.
Passing the old electric buildings before getting to the edge of the falls.
THAT is the top of the falls!
This is what the falls look like from the other side. The train tracks are at the top of the cliff.
Here is what it looks like from the train... looking down at the river.
Another photo of the valley and river.
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Our trip ended with going to an activity car where the boys played with a train set for a while.
This is a conductor :-)
Starting to leave the station in Snoqualmie.
Heading down the tracks... we are on our way.
No traffic in this area of the country. Mt. Si in the background.
Crossing our first intersection.
Moving on... still no traffic.
Arriving in North Bend... 10-15 minutes away. A famous building used for Twin Peaks is on the corner above. You can see the words "Twin Peaks" still on the building for the show.
Coming into the North Bend depot.
Coming to a stop...
Tomorrow we will share the other half of the trip.
The Snoqualmie Depot has now been restored to its turn of the century grandeur and is again presented as an operating train station. Museum visitors traveling on the Snoqualmie Valley Railroad purchase their tickets from the original 1890 ticket window and are free to wander through most of the building. However, what were once waiting rooms and a freight room are now exhibits about railroad history and the railroad experience.
The Snoqualmie Depot was constructed in 1890 by the Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway. It was used by successor companies Seattle and International Railroad, Northern Pacific Railway, and the Burlington Northern Railroad. It is an unusually elaborate structure given the size of Snoqualmie in the 1890's and managed to survive relatively intact until the railroad abandoned the line in 1975. However, age and railway-initiated modifications changed the appearance significantly and it was no longer easy for people to recognize it as a functional train station.
It is a perfect depot, especially to two little boys that think it is like any depot on the Inland of Soder (Thomas the Train). In fact, Thomas rides these rails in July. Riley went on Thomas when he was two years old.