Towering pines whirl past an open window ushering in pine-scented breezes. The click-clack of train wheels underneath relaxes riders. Puffs of locomotive smoke sail beside the car. In the distance, a wide blue ribbon meanders through hills forested with shrubs and wildflowers showing off their yellow beauty.
Spending a day riding the rails, connecting with nature and history, enjoying time with family and friends, is a great way to immerse yourself in a summer getaway. Short train excursions in the West are an ideal way to occupy a glorious summer day.
Summer is here and so are trains, museums, restaurants, hotels! Visit Sacramento, home of the Gold Rush, where people from all over the world flocked to make their fortune. Or ride the narrow gauge train transporting passengers from bustling Durango to laid-back Silverton, Colorado.
No matter where you visit, there’s much to see and do.
ELY, NEVADA
Historic Ely, founded as a stagecoach stop, where the Pony Express rushed through, stopping only long enough to change riders and pick up mail, is a true summer getaway (ElyNevada.org).
For train enthusiasts, the Northern Railway Museum (NNRY.com) includes restoration and operation of historic railroad equipment. The Ghost Train of Old Ely, a working steam-engine passenger train, travels through ghost towns and mines offering a unique Star Tour at night.
DOING
Renaissance Village, with six restored historic houses, showcases 100-plus ethnic cultures of people who settled here. Stroll along the old Cherry Creek Mining District famous for wild cherry tree groves. White Pine Public Museum (WPMuseum.org) features the original settlers, Shoshone Indians, gold rushes and Pony Express.
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7 日間の Magzter GOLD 無料トライアルを開始して、何千もの厳選されたプレミアム ストーリー、9,000 以上の雑誌や新聞にアクセスしてください。
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この記事は True West の July - August 2021 版に掲載されています。
7 日間の Magzter GOLD 無料トライアルを開始して、何千もの厳選されたプレミアム ストーリー、9,000 以上の雑誌や新聞にアクセスしてください。
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Where Did the Loot Go? - This is one of those find the money stories. And it's one that has attracted treasure hunters for more than 150 years.
Whatever happened to the $97,000 from the Reno Gang's last heist? Up to a dozen members of the Reno Gang stopped a Jeffersonville, Madison and Indianapolis train at a watering station in southern Indiana. The outlaws had prior intelligence about its main load: express car safes held about $97,000 in government bonds and notes. In the process of the job, one of the crew was killed and two others hurt. The gang made a clean getaway with the loot.
Hero of Horsepower - Los Angeles lawman William Hammel tamed one of the West's wildest towns with hard work and horseless carriages.
Los Angeles lawman William Hammel tamed one of the West's wildest towns with hard work and horseless carriages.
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Wilbur Zink has preserved the Younger Gang's history in more ways than one.
Spencer's West
After the Civil War, savvy frontiersmen chose the Spencer repeating carbine.
Firearms With a Storied Past
Rock Island gavels off high profits from historic firearms.
She Means Business!
An energetic and ambitious woman has come to Lincoln, New Mexico, to restore the town's legendary Ellis Store.
Ride that Train!
HERITAGE RAILROADS KEEP THE OLD WEST ALIVE ACROSS THE UNITED STATES.
Saddle Up with a Western
Old West fiction and nonfiction are the perfect genres to fill your summer reading list.
RENEGADES OF THE RAILS
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