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I spent a couple hours at the Arizona Railway Museum in Chandler AZ on National Train Day. I have visited the museum a few times in the past but hadn't been there for about a year. The museum is only open on weekends and is staffed and maintained by volunteers.
For Train day, they had most cars open for touring. Most weekends they have a limited number of cars open to the public. There appeared to be a pretty good turn-out, as the parking lot was full when I arrived and pretty much full when I left with cars coming and going during my visit.
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You will find photos of my last weekend trip from Arizona to Los Angeles/Long Beach also.
Andy
Henry Kisor Member # 4776
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Nice photos! Makes me wish I could have been there.
palmland Member # 4344
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Wow, Mr. Meyer. On our many visits to Scottsdale, how have I missed this one? Our next trip in Oct. it will definitely be on the agenda. thanks.
Also like your baseball photos. We went to a very enjoyable spring training game - Cubs va. Rockies in Mesa. Nice older stadium. Many of the new minor league parks are pretty devoid of any charm or good baseball vibes - at least in FL. Vero Beach was the best, although the Braves' stadium is very nice, if a little too big. I'd like to visit some of the other AZ ones next year.
a meyer Member # 4954
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Palmland, Oct. would be a good time of the year to visit the AZ Railway Museum. I believe they will be closing after May for the summer months. It is in a pretty open part of the desert and all that metal tends to heat up in the desert sun And, keep in mind they are only open on weekends.
Regarding the baseball parks (and Amtrak), I have taken the train to/from Reno and like their new AAA ballpark which is one block from the Amtrak station.
notelvis Member # 3071
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Nice pictures - I bet that without that shroud, the dome car would get intolerable in a hurry sitting in the desert like that.
I wish I had developed a taste for baseball.....the stadiums are such inviting places on game day. Sadly I could just never get interested in the game itself.....in spite of the patient efforts of a former girlfriend who was a lifelong Orioles fan.
notelvis Member # 3071
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Which, going off-topic for a moment, reminds me of the one good baseball story I do have -
My wife grew up....through 4th grade anyway.... in Rutherford, NJ and a couple of times each month during the summer, her father would take my wife and her brother into the city to the baseball game. Sometimes the Mets, sometimes the Yankees...... total equal opportunity.
Shortly before my wife and I began dating.....she was in her mid-20's by this time..., she and her brother conspired to travel together to New Jersey one Father's Day and surprise their dad by taking him to a baseball game since he clearly loved the game so much.
So........they got into town and headed for the game, grabbed some concessions, had a seat, and watched some baseball. After about three innings their dad announces "It's good spending time together but we can go anytime you kids like."
My wife and her brother are stunned and one of them finally manages to stammer "But dad, we thought you liked baseball."
Dad replies, "Nooooo, I never liked baseball. Taking you kids to the game was just an excuse to get out of the house and away from your mother for a few hours!!!!"
birdchops Member # 6669
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i noticed you were in alton, do you have a connection to that town??
bird
a meyer Member # 4954
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The tarp on the Plaza Taos dome may also be a result of rain leakage. In pic "PlazaTaos06" you can see a bit of the rust/corrosion on the glass seals. In person it looked like it will be quite a project to refurbish. We don't get much rain in the desert, but a couple months ago we had inches of rain in a couple weeks. I'm sure over the summer the tarp will definitely keep the dome a bit cooler.
Birdchops, I have family who live closer to Alton than St. Louis, so quite often I'll fly into St. Louis and take the train to Alton or come down from Chicago, where I have more family. Alton is a neat little station. Nothing fancy, but the Amtrak staff are very friendly and efficient!
PullmanCo Member # 1138
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The last several years the Bartons have redeployed their Vista series car, the Jean Marie, and several other units to the PV house tracks at Kansas City Union Station. Do you know if they will do so again this year?
palmland Member # 4344
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It looks like Missouri has figured out that baseball and trains are a good mix:
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And, keep in mind they are only open on weekends.