A Pleasant Surprise

A couple of friends recommended that we try going to a county park for a train ride.  The day of the event fell on the same day as the Thomas the Train event which we were thinking of going to again this year.  When we compared the prices of what it would cost to take our family to the park's train ride ($2 per ticket) or the Thomas ride ($18 per ticket), we decided to try out the local park.  We were kind of expecting to get what we paid for, but we couldn't have been more wrong.  It was GREAT!  We thought it was more fun than the expensive Thomas ride and proved to be a very fun experience for all. 

The men who operate these trains are volunteers, but they take their jobs and their trains very seriously.  The worker riding behind Jon on the train tried to talk him into becoming a railway volunteer during the 20 minute train ride.  Jon isn't ready to quit his day job, but someone else was listening VERY carefully to the plea for more volunteers on the tracks.  Scott's ready to skip preschool and join the train club. 

Kate was too young to ride, so Jon rode with the kids.  When they got off, Jon was so impressed with it, that he talked me into riding it again with the kids.  We would highly recommend this to any little train fan!