Fall Harvest Train, Part 2

This was one of the best clouds I've ever seen.  Could be the Batman logo, or a bat, or a ghost. Personally, I see a dementor.  

Continuing on with the trip, we went down as far as Pocasset.

I drive over this blue bridge so much. Last fall I stopped over there and took pics of it, the marina, and the train tracks, where I was now shooting from.  

This is right near where I go to find my bumper crop of beach glass.

The train stopped when we got to North Falmouth and then started going back the way we came, as there was an engine at both ends of the train.

Quahogger.

At this point, we were really close to the train bridge.  They told us that they had just received permission to take the train as far as Sandwich, so we were going to back onto the train bridge, and then pull forward again to get on the other tracks.  While I had seen this happen twice with the trash train, I didn't know that passenger trains never do it.  They told us that this was very rare for passengers to do this.  I was So. Stoked.

So we stopped about this far across before starting forward again.

Now we were going down alongside the Canal past Aptucxet Trading Post.

And the old Gray Gables station (moved to Aptucxet from it's original location).

And under the Bourne Bridge

All along the Canal, as far as the Sandwich line.  I was really amused because that was also the day I'd walked with Liz from the Marina to the Bridge and back, right next to the tracks the whole way.  The train stopped at the Sandwich line and then we went back to BBay.

Under the Sagamore Bridge.

Power lines

Whisking along headed back to Bourne.

Back under the Bourne Bridge, and then over to BBay.

When we disembarked, we were given a sugar cookie!  So much fun!

Another awesome adventure and local bucket list stuff done!  A huge thank you to Skip Barlow, Diane Flynn, the Bourne Historical Society & Cape Cod Railroad for making this trip possible!

Bourne Historical Society Fall Harvest Train, Part 1

Back in Sept., Sheila asked me if I'd be interested in going on the Harvest Train on October 18.  It was going to go from BBay to N. Falmouth and back.  Hells yeah I'll go!!!!!  The opportunity to actually be on the railroad bridge?  Yes please!  

The weekend before our trip, we had just a deluge of rain.  2 days before our trip we had another deluge. But the 18th dawned warm and clear!  We walked downtown from my house.  

Here it comes!  The Bourne Historical Society chartered the train for the day from Cape Cod Central Railroad.

Our tickets were for the Cape Codder car; we had opted for the first class tickets.  The non-first class tickets were for seats in double decker cars.  

Shot this from my window!  OMG! So cool we are gonna cross it!

Out over the Canal on the bridge.  This was so freakin awesome!!!!  I have now been under and over all three bridges ("under" being by way of the Canal Cruise we took a couple of summers ago).

West entrance.  Mass Maritime on the right.

Looking down

There were some scarecrows set up along the way but they were hard to shoot b/c we were moving along a little too fast to get good pictures of all of them.

This conductor guy came around to get our raffle entry ticket stubs.  That's some mustache!

The scenery was awesome and there were members of the BHS that provided historical narration.

It hadn't occurred to me that we were going to travel along the route that I take to Mashnee, Pocasset, my secret beach combing spot, etc.  I should've realized it, because I see and cross the tracks when I drive it, but I didn't.  

I wasn't expecting to see so many people out, waving to the train as it went by.  

Monument Beach

Every once in awhile I'd get up to take a picture out of the window on the other side of the train.

Back on my side.

Stay tuned for part 2, on November 2, as the next post will be for Halloween!!