My family will tell you I was on a train ride when I was 8ish? I don’t recall it. So I’m calling this train ride the first one [that I recall]. On one of our two full days in Maryland last weekend we decided to take a train ride from Cumberland, MD to Frostburg, MD with my parents, aunt and uncle and grandmother. It’s an hour ride each way with a 90 minute layover in Frostburg.
It was a real passenger train. Like, on real tracks and an engine and passenger cars and a conductor and fire and steam OH MY! We traveled mostly through mountains so a good percentage of our trip was spent staring at the side of a mountain. Although I did enjoy when they came over the speakers and gave historical facts about the area. At one point we passed a cave where when discovered they found many animal remains including a saber tooth tiger. They also talked about Lover’s Leap which I wrote about here. And apparently we didn’t have the story quite right. In fact, after he recited the story, we were still trying to figure out what he said. It’s still unclear whether the guy also did or her father had killed him first. I think her father killed his father and then they both jumped. All I know for sure is the girl jumped off the cliff.
The train drifted left and right much more than I expected but was very smooth and eventually calming. One of the cars was a snack bar so of course the girls had to have Grandma buy them some candy.
Once we got there, we got to see the engine turn around at the end of the tracks. I know there is a fancy name for this but I don’t recall it–do you see a pattern here of how much I recall? This is why I shouldn’t take such long blog breaks.
In Frostburg, we ate at a place called Fat Boys with great pizza and Fat Boys and Fat Girls written on their bathroom doors that made us laugh. The girls also got ice cream at a little parlor right by the tracks.
All around a fantastic family outing that hopefully I will recall for a long time!
Sounds like a fun outing! So funny that it’s your first train ride – coming from an area where we commute to work on the train. 🙂 It’s the easiest way to get into Manhattan without driving.
Nick and I are going to take the train to Montreal for our anniversary – I’m excited to see how a longer train ride goes!
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