During my Halloween camping weekend, Trish and Kirk arranged for the whole group to go on a train ride on a 1/12 scale track through Art D's land in Shermans Dale. Art D is an 84 year old gentleman who started this project when he was 62. It's like a hobby on steroids gone wild. He has miles and miles of tracks through his land. He built trestle bridges, tunnels, covered bridges, standard bridges and more. He also adorned the trees with various outdoor themed characters.
The train itself consists of two engines, the conductors car, three passenger cars, each holding two or three people straddling a center bench, two cute cars, a tanker and a yellow caboose, and the last car, the presidents car, that held Marina and her dad, Ben, used for a fun journey. Art was not the conductor. The ride took about 30 minutes and cover a little over 1 - 1/2 miles of track.
I thought this trip was unique enough to warrant its own blog, not sharing it with anyone or anything else. Enjoy the photos.
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| Kirk walking by with the conductor in the background |
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| Standing is Shanti, sitting on train cars: Karen, Susan, Cara, Cordelia. Kirk standing in background |
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| Shana, Ben and Marina |
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| Conductor |
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| Lead engine |
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| second engine-backwards but I cut the front off in this photo. Use your imagination. |
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| Two cute cars, Standing is Kirk and Art D, builder and owner of this really cool train. |
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| View along the ride |
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| Covered Bridge long view |
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| Closer view of bridge and Mike's back |
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| Sweet pond the train circles |
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| Example of overlapping tracks |
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| Art's version of a roundhouse and workshop where he built much of the trains as well as laying track. I believe he also restore other stuff, too. |
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| Passenger car and Mike sitting on other car |
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| Ben and Marina |
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