It's Father's Day, and I want to honor the memory of my Father Rusty Templeton. He was a wonderful, warm, and oh so caring Dad, and I still miss him every day. This week Gary and I went on a short trip, as we try to do near Father's Day, to a really cool B&B where we could watch trains all day! My Dad was also a huge train fan and he would have loved this place! Happy Father's Day Dad, and to my husband Gary who is also a super, marvelous Dad.
We took a side trip to the Horseshoe Curve where the trains come and go all day and night.
This neat street light always caught my attention, and this time I got a picture of it.
We visited the National Railroad Historical Museum in
Altoona, Penna. Outside the museum is a big yard with many old railroad cars in various stages of restoration.
Back at the B&B this is the upstairs deck where the railroad tracks are within 30 ft, and it offers such a good safe view to watch trains and take lots of pictures. There is also a
chiminea where you can build a nice fire to keep warm on cold nights. I take my computer out to this table so I can keep in touch with my family and all my Blogger friends while I'm away from home..
Another place to watch trains is from an old Model "T" car bridge that crosses over the tracks.
From the deck at the B&B this is the view we see as the Amtrak passenger train climbs up the hill from the Horseshoe Curve. This and 2 other tunnels were built all by hand tools in the 1800's by mostly poor Irish immigrants. These tunnels are the only way for the trains to cross the Allegheny mountains from Pittsburgh, Penna to Harrisburgh, Penna. I'll post more on the tunnels next week.
That's all for today. Happy Father's Day to all the Dad's out there.
We took a side trip to the Horseshoe Curve where the trains come and go all day and night.
This neat street light always caught my attention, and this time I got a picture of it.
We visited the National Railroad Historical Museum in Altoona, Penna. Outside the museum is a big yard with many old railroad cars in various stages of restoration.
Back at the B&B this is the upstairs deck where the railroad tracks are within 30 ft, and it offers such a good safe view to watch trains and take lots of pictures. There is also a chiminea where you can build a nice fire to keep warm on cold nights. I take my computer out to this table so I can keep in touch with my family and all my Blogger friends while I'm away from home..
Another place to watch trains is from an old Model "T" car bridge that crosses over the tracks.
From the deck at the B&B this is the view we see as the Amtrak passenger train climbs up the hill from the Horseshoe Curve. This and 2 other tunnels were built all by hand tools in the 1800's by mostly poor Irish immigrants. These tunnels are the only way for the trains to cross the Allegheny mountains from Pittsburgh, Penna to Harrisburgh, Penna. I'll post more on the tunnels next week.
That's all for today. Happy Father's Day to all the Dad's out there.
