A Train Ride thru AZ

Ted and I saw the advertising for the longest running train ride in AZ, so we decided it was worth the drive to check it out, after almost 3 hours we arrived in Cottonwood (close to where the train leaves from) early and then had time to go to Jerome and take a few photos.  Featured in the previous post here,  After which we boarded the train and had an amazing time running thru the passenger cars, thru the open air cars, hearing the history, the mountain formations etc.... it was something you can't experience in many places anymore - we watched the sweetest older couple cuddle together and look for eagles nests. Listened to people talk about their lives and home in Iowa, New York, and New Hampshire.....we listened as people talked about the weather in their home towns....us letting everyone know we left to fresh snow!   Everyone in our car was served champagne to celebrate a 40th wedding anniversary of a couple from Florida.   It was a very unique and very entertaining experience.   Here are a few photos from our very romantic, intimate and special train bound day.

Our Car!

Isn't this such an amazing sight....a river, green trees and flowers in the desert!

The train behind our car ;-))

Going thru the rock tunnel 

This is where the train stopped, unhooked the engine, re-hooked to the other end and took us back.  This little 'town' is called Perkinsville.  Parts of the movie How the West Was Won, was filmed here.  The water tower that used to be on the stand bellow was blown up for the film....however it was cut from the final production.