CUMBERLAND, Md. — A visit to this small Western Maryland city really can be like a trip back in time, and not just because you can ride on a train pulled by a working steam locomotive. That acclaimed attraction, the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad The Cumbres & Toltec steam train connecting Colorado and New Mexico has a famous history, and you can ride the same rails as Indiana Jones, and even stay in his childood home. Trevor Hughes/USA TODAY Locomotive 488 smokes and steams as it crests Cumbres The 130-ton locomotive uses 6,000 gallons of water a day, chugging through the mountains. To best experience the all-day ride, leave your seat and stand in the open-air gondola car. Breathe in the sweet, fresh smell of the aspens, feel steam fall on your used for rides, then put on display when the engine died. Several years ago, Lance and Suzanne Holmquist leased the boat from The African Queen Trust and rehabbed it. They replaced the broken steam engine and boiler with an 1896 model as noisy as the one 1:30 scale brass replica of the Titfield Thunderbolt. There is a famous photograph of Walt Disney and Salvador Dali having a ride behind a model steam locomotive, supposedly when this unlikely couple were collaborating on the animated movie Destino. "Over the years it evolved until it took on the appearance of a small steam locomotive," Roger wrote about the vehicle Lowe had many stories to share and also permitted rides on the Model T "train," Roger said. "We got to drive it in circles in .
Start off your Fourth of July weekend with dinner and a show. The Craig Thatcher Band will be performing 8 p.m. Friday at Tapas On Main, 500 Main St., Bethlehem. 3.) New Canal Museum exhibit room The National Canal Museum in Easton will be opening a new You can either ride back to Cass, or switch over to the Cheat Mountain from historic downtown Cass to Whittaker under the cover of darkness. A coal-fired steam locomotive will take passengers to Whittaker under the blanket of darkness. 15 displays for the ladies. 50/50 raffles, theme basket raffles, pie/cake auction, food & beverages, music, guess the “mystery” item. Cynor Special steam engine rides and corn on the cob. The Spirit of Kamloops 2141 has been given the green light by Transport Canada to start operating again, and the hope is the historic steam engine will be back on the tracks for its first public ride next Friday. The 2141 is ready to go mechnically .
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