After our lesson in the Train of Thought, we had a bathroom break and ate a pretzel snack!
We saw this big blade that would go on the front of an engine...it's for cutting ice that might be on the track!
This is a snowplow! It would spin the snow, and blow it over the top of the train through a hole on top.
Next, we walked to board a passenger train that's almost 100 years old!
You can only tour this Pullman train on a field trip...it's super special!
The passageways are very narrow. On either side are compartments for people to sit while they're traveling!
Here are the Peeps, sitting in the dining car. Did you know that the first "kid's meals" were invented on passenger trains?
As we were sitting in the dining car, we could hear thunder outside. We knew that storms would be coming soon! We got off the passenger train, and quickly did a little more touring. We saw the Daniel Mason, the Museum's oldest train. This train was running when Abraham Lincoln was president! (We know about him!)
As we got off of the cabooses, it was starting to rain. We got to go in the Car Museum! (This is the first class that has ever gotten to tour there!)
Our bus came as close as it could to the door. We didn't have to walk far and we didn't get very wet at all. What a lucky day!
We waited for a few minutes on the bus while it poured rain. Then we headed back to school for lunch!
We had a wonderful field trip today!
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