What is the farthest you have traveled by train?
The fastest speed you have moved by train?
Everybody likes steam trains. Which do you think has the best excursions?
The only train I have been on was that South Shore Line that, commuter line is south of us, running between Michigan City, Indiana to Chicago, Illinois. The boys were little and really into trains,...we had a 16 x 4ft electric train display, not to mention the hundreds of dollars worth of Thomas the Tank Engine wooden trains, tracks, all the gear. At any rate, we usually drive the route to Chicago,...but we thought it cool to take the train with the boys to Millennium Park in Chicago and visit the Aquarium and the Museums.
The train moved out pretty well once we got out of Michigan City,...and like most commuter trains, made frequent stops, but for only a short time,...seemed like only a few seconds the doors were open, and then off we went again. If people weren't there waiting on the platform,...they missed the train,...the train was not waiting for anyone.
Similar to @Leo Zed, the only time we ever saw steam trains was at the Henry Ford Museum. Of course, I did when I was very little,...in Port Huron, Michigan back in the late 1960's,...the Grand Trunk Railroad still had a few small old steamers that pushed coal cars to the industrial plants nearby.
Maps & Stations
Millennium Park in Chicago | Find Park Info, Art, Events & Tours
Henry Ford Museum Railroads Exhibit - History of Trains
Grand Trunk Western Railroad - Wikipedia
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