I have been looking at fun things to do this summer and when I saw that there was a Railway Museum close, we had to try it out. This train was an old train they used from 1911-1948. White passengers sat in first class where smoking was allowed, then "colored" passengers in the middle car which did not allow smoking, and the last car was a mail car where they delivered bags of mail in each city where they made stops. It was so neat to see it in person and realize not long ago, people were using it as a means of transportation through Dallas.
Drew and Dilan at the front of the train where the train driver sat and drove the train.
Drew and Drake in first class where you can see the leather seats that used to line this car.
Drew and Drake in the mail car where they sorted mail and packages. The employees of the train carried guns because people used to get cash in the mail from employers back then so trains often were robbed.
Drake, Drew, and Dilan on the steps of the train
A better picture of the kids and the train but Drake was too interested in drinking his milk than standing for the picture.
Inside the museum, they had a model train of the one outside going around old-town Plano. The kids could have watched it all day.
Drake was interested too.
Learning how the train ran on electricity
The kids in front of the Museum as we left. It is clear Drake would like to go back inside.
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