LT rode on his first little piece of history yesterday with cousin Nicholas! There are only 6
Galloping Gooses (word?, geese?) left nationwide, and only 3 that still run. 3 of those 6 are at the train museum in Golden, Co. Each Saturday throughout the summer, they run their Galloping Goose around a small track and charge a small fee in order to keep the trains restored. We just happened to get to the museum at the right time and were able to take both boys on the train.
Nicholas escorting LT onto the goose.
I am not sure who was more excited to see who, Nicholas to see LT or LT to see Nicholas. They have a special bond for sure and really enjoyed spending lots of time together over the past week. LT calls his cousin, Nicks.
Getting a lift from Grandma off the goose.
LT and I go to the train museum pretty regularly. However, during the week is much less eventful than the weekends, I realized. Not only were they running the goose, but they have a huge model train exhibit set up. The tracks are set up year round, but we had never see trains running on them until yesterday. They even had a Thomas model train pulling Annie and Clarabel (Thomas's passenger coaches). All of us enjoyed watching the trains zoom around the tracks. LT especially liked the ones that made train sounds and would immitate them as they passed by.
LT watching the model trains through the fence (you have to be a member and train owner to go into the fenced area).
As usual, LT found some equipment to "work" on. This is a little car that checked to make sure the tracks were in good shape. He had fun manipulating all the gears and other gadgets inside the car.
There are also several backhoes and diggers that are usually parked outside the roundhouse. We hadn't ever seen them actually working, but yesterday, this backhoe was cruising around doing some "stuction" (LTs word for construction). It was a big hit as you can imagine for our little Bob the Builder!
Nicholas escorting LT onto the goose.
I am not sure who was more excited to see who, Nicholas to see LT or LT to see Nicholas. They have a special bond for sure and really enjoyed spending lots of time together over the past week. LT calls his cousin, Nicks.
Getting a lift from Grandma off the goose.
LT and I go to the train museum pretty regularly. However, during the week is much less eventful than the weekends, I realized. Not only were they running the goose, but they have a huge model train exhibit set up. The tracks are set up year round, but we had never see trains running on them until yesterday. They even had a Thomas model train pulling Annie and Clarabel (Thomas's passenger coaches). All of us enjoyed watching the trains zoom around the tracks. LT especially liked the ones that made train sounds and would immitate them as they passed by.
LT watching the model trains through the fence (you have to be a member and train owner to go into the fenced area).
As usual, LT found some equipment to "work" on. This is a little car that checked to make sure the tracks were in good shape. He had fun manipulating all the gears and other gadgets inside the car.
There are also several backhoes and diggers that are usually parked outside the roundhouse. We hadn't ever seen them actually working, but yesterday, this backhoe was cruising around doing some "stuction" (LTs word for construction). It was a big hit as you can imagine for our little Bob the Builder!
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