Saturday, July 30, 2011

Oklahoma Road Trip, Part 4





One of the rules for our family history road trip is that we stopped when we saw a train coming. Then my son would get out and take some pictures for his railroad crossing blog.

This is a good thing because it allows me to get pictures like this:


...and I get to see nifty towns like this:

The official greeter in Davis, Oklahoma

Later in the day, we passed over a railroad crossing and my son said, "OH MY GOD THAT'S A RARE BELL!"


He said it's called a teardrop bell and there aren't many around anymore. I'll take his word for it. He knows his stuff.

We spent a lot of time chasing trains and waiting for trains on this road trip, but then again that's a big part of my own family's history.




5 comments:

  1. I enjoy all the train photos. My daughter is obsessed with trains right now. Her favorite baby doll is named Choo Choo Train.

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  2. I love that your son is into trains and that you take time to stop, look and listen. Most of us are in to much of a hurry. We had a youngster we baby sat for and would take him down to the rail yard or the local airport to sit and watch.

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  3. heh, that's nice about the doll. :) Glad you all like my hobby!

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  4. Look how skinny that boy is. He needs to eat more fried pie.

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  5. He ate a ton of fried pie. My mom and dad were witnesses to the fact. The kid eats, I promise.

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