Coolspring October 2022

Looking Back...One Month

Wow!  I can't believe time has flown so quickly.  Last month at this time we were at the Coolspring Power Museum for the Fall Expo.  I was so happy to go back! Also sad our friends from Say Hello to My Little Friends couldn't join us.

Arrival!

If you're a regular reader, you know how it goes.  We leave early in the morning and arrive around lunch.  Then we set up our home for the rest of the week.  Unfortunately, the weather wasn't going to be nice enough for my tent to go up.  I was safer sleeping in the truck.  Good thing too.  We had a lot of rain on Thursday.  Friday and Saturday were lovely!

Having Fun

Well, we arrived in summer and moved to fall and late fall weather.  The leaves were gorgeous, but the one windy day we saw a lot of trees go from full to bare in the course of the day.  It was so good to go exploring the grounds.  I was up on the hill to see the CPM Diesel building construction and then down among the other buildings.  Always fun to see the engines running.  

Of course, I had to hang out the Windy City and Hornsby-Ackroyd.

There are some new vertical style engines in the Power Tech building.  

So much fun checking out how the museum has grown!

Over in the Susong building you can help finance the diesel building with your own brick.

Someone asked me about the oldest engine at the Museum. That's the Crosley.

We spent one evening in Sudlow Station.  Didn't sleep there, just hung out.  It was toasty.

Grace told me I should catch a ride.  It was a lot of fun!

Hope you enjoyed our trip.  Have a great day!

Meatloaf's Rail Adventures #14

The Adirondack Railroad

How do you usher in Autumn?  By riding the rails, of course.  September 23 Franz, Xyra, and Meatloaf packed up the truck and headed north to Old Forge, New York.  It was a gorgeous trip north. 

But when they got there it was winter!  The hotel desk mentioned they had snow that morning.  Good thing they were prepared.  They met up with friends, set the cars on the line, then had dinner at a place called the Mill.

Saturday

The next morning started early, at sun up.  The group had set on at Thendara Station and headed north to Tupper Lake.  There were some interesting challenges with the dew-slick rails.

Then they headed back south and finished at sun down.

Sunday

Sunday morning the group started at Thendara Station and headed south toward Utica.  They encountered the same slick rail situation as Saturday morning and had to stop much shorter than their target destination.

It was okay, they got to explore the river bank while waiting for the rail bikes to clear the rails. 

Then they headed back to Thendara.

Everyone was set off and loaded by the time the rain hit.  Time to head back to PA.

They really enjoyed the scenery and fellowship!  What is your favorite photo?  Have you ever visited the Adirondacks? 

Thank you for stopping!  We plan to have more posts for you this month.  Guess what's next...time for Coolspring. Unfortunately, the gang from Say Hello to My Little Friends won't make it this time.  And, of course, Halloween!

Have a great day!  Thank you for stopping by!

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