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Adirondack Scenic Railroad Sept 20, 2004 11:59:41 GMT -5

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Post by krazydiamond on Sept 20, 2004 11:59:41 GMT -5

Hi all!

Yesterday we went for a train ride from Utica to Old Forge and back through the Adirondack mountains. Now to some of you, trains aren't that big of a deal, you sleep on the train to get from point A to point B, but this is a little different, kind of historical, even...and, most of all, we had a ball...this first shot was taken at the station in Old Forge, a touristy little town, lots of hand made crafts and souvenirs. they have a Water Safari Park that draws the crowds in the summer and it is THE snowmobile capitol in the winter...

this next shot was taken from the baggage car going 'round a corner...

here are a few scenic shots, a lot of them didn't come out as you are moving along at a good speed most of the time, no where near peak leaf seaon, but pretty all the same, we got a great day for this...

here is an old bum in the baggage car, no wait!...that's ME!

and i saved the best for last....while you are in Old Forge, a visit to the Hardware Store is essential. it really started out as a hardware store and still possesses a lot of things you would indeed find in an old time country general store. over the years, they've added on and added on to the point where it is a full block of camping stuff, camp furniture, cast iron cookery, canoes, fishing accoutrement, handicrafts, etc, etc, etc....but imagine my surprise when i found this!!!!!

i fell about on the floor laughing, just HAD to take a picture for my fellow rock buddies.....my husband pretended he didn't know me and i got a lot of strange looks, but knew you would all approve!

thanks for looking!
KD

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hermatite Guest	Adirondack Scenic Railroad Sept 20, 2004 12:30:28 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by hermatite on Sept 20, 2004 12:30:28 GMT -5 wow great pics kd! and 50 cents a pop for those stones? I'm gonna start charging my kid...she gets them for free! Thanks for sharing.

sandsman1 In Memoriam RIP John "sandsman1" Member since December 2003 Posts: 11,341	Adirondack Scenic Railroad Sept 20, 2004 12:36:52 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by sandsman1 on Sept 20, 2004 12:36:52 GMT -5 very cool pics kd looks like it would be a fun days ride ---my dad was an enginer on the railroad for like 32 yrs---that rock machine is too cool great idea im gonna have to find me one of those hahaha
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MichiganRocks starting to spend too much on rocks "I wasn't born to follow." Member since April 2007 Posts: 154	Adirondack Scenic Railroad Sept 20, 2004 14:00:48 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by MichiganRocks on Sept 20, 2004 14:00:48 GMT -5 Hey KD, I love it. As I've told you, I'm a huge fan of upstate New York, and I am particularly fond of the Adirondacks! I think I'm starting to turn green! ;D Ron
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Adirondack Scenic Railroad Sept 20, 2004 14:27:00 GMT -5

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Post by Cher on Sept 20, 2004 14:27:00 GMT -5

Gorgeous countryside, that looks like it would have been a lot of fun. ;D ;D ;D Yeah, that "NOT" a bubble gum machine is a hoot. Wonder how often the rocks get stuck and you just donate the .50 cents?

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shorty spending too much on rocks Member since December 2003 Posts: 392	Adirondack Scenic Railroad Sept 20, 2004 16:52:07 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by shorty on Sept 20, 2004 16:52:07 GMT -5 hi diamon man that was pretty seneree looks like here in michigan i bet there is some nice fish there and how many rocks did you by hahaha and why didnt you invite all of us. keep all the fun to your self shorty
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Adirondack Scenic Railroad Sept 20, 2004 17:26:24 GMT -5

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Post by deepsouth on Sept 20, 2004 17:26:24 GMT -5

Hi KD , great pics , and love that huge Lolly..stone..jar.

Understand how you felt on that ride , My wife and I did the Rocky Mountaineer ride a few years back . Awsome scenery there too.

Thanks for the reminder fotos.

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Adirondack Scenic Railroad Sept 20, 2004 23:24:17 GMT -5

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Post by BearCreekLapidary on Sept 20, 2004 23:24:17 GMT -5

Hello KD,

Thanks for the photo's ... they really made my day!

I love the old train rides ;D I too, grew up around them as a child.

My Granddad came over from Germany in 1902. He got a job with the railroad, his responsibility was to shovel coal into the steam engine. My Granddad, did not want to shovel coal his entire life, so he asked if he could go to the rear of the trian, which was the mail/personal luggage car, which had one employee (as a signal man and as a guard). They told him that he would not be able to go to the mail car if he didn't have a rifle (in case they were attacked by trian robbers or Indians). He saved up his money and purchased one of Remington Arms first pump .22 caliber rifles, so he could get his new job position. I don't know if this is true or not ... but there are 9 scratches in the butt of this rifle (that I currently have in my possession), and when I asked my Granddad ... what happened here? He told me that the scratches represented the number of Indians he shot from the mail car, while being attacked in 1907. Again, I am not sure if this is true ... but, I never knew my Granddad to tell any lies ... so who knows. My Granddad retired from the railroad as an engineer. Oh, the memories your photo's have brought back.

Thank you so very much for the photo's, it has taken me back if for just a few minutes, to a time where I stood next to my Granddad as a child and shoveled coal in an old steam engine that they used to jockey box cars around. The old steam whistle blowing in the early morning air ... there is nothing more soothing than an old trail whistle. It's funny how a photo of something can bring back so many fond memories.

Have a great evening,

John

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rockyraccoon no longer being taken for granite Member since December 2003 Posts: 7,980	Adirondack Scenic Railroad Sept 21, 2004 9:18:22 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rockyraccoon on Sept 21, 2004 9:18:22 GMT -5 love that rock gumball machine! i'd like to have that. wonder if my husband would try to eat them like he did the rubber balls at the grocery store. he might spit out some teeth if he chomped on these ;D kim

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Adirondack Scenic Railroad Sept 21, 2004 9:31:12 GMT -5

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Post by connrock on Sept 21, 2004 9:31:12 GMT -5

Hi KD,

Very nice scenery and some rocks to boot!!

I grew up around trains as John did but I didn't like them much!!

We lived right across from a switching station and the whole house shook all night ,every night from the cars being sent rolling into each other and ending in a very loud crash as they coupled togeather!!

When we used to visit my grandmother in another "quiet" town I couldn't sleep,,,It was TOOOOOOOO quiet!! LOL

I've since moved out to what used to be the country and now we're blessed with the sounds of that terrible bass thumping from teenie boppers cars!!

I used to blast the radio when I was a kid listening to Hank Williams and later on to Buddy Holly and The Crickets but never dreamed that (so called) music would evolve to a terrible thumping noise with lyrics that are either obscene or not understandable at all!!

Am I showin' my age?? LOL