As if our weekend wasn't busy enough, Jason decided on Sunday morning that we should go out and do something fun as a family.
He suggested the zoo, but since we were just there last week, we decided to take the advice of some friends and try the Wabash Frisco and Pacific Railroad instead.
They offer live steam
engine rides every Sunday from May until October, 11AM-4PM. The trains leave about every 20 minutes and costs $3/person (3 and under are free). They are located in the Wildwood/Glencoe area.
Now, so there is no confusion, we aren't talking about full-sized trains here. (The website says 12 inch gauge, but that means nothing to me). But, it was plenty big (even for Jason, although he took up two seats to fit better) and the smallness of it allowed everyone to have a great view. And it was really a nice view along the way! Most of the track goes through cool, damp wooded terrain following along the scenic Meramec River. Much of the track runs near some cliffs as well.
Along the way we had the opportunity to wave to many bicyclists, see other trains, and even went over 3 bridges (2 of them you might miss if you weren't watching closely). Amelia was thrilled saying at least 700 times, "me, ride train". (she's been taking speech lessons from Tarzan).
We followed up the train ride with a trip to McDonalds and on the way home Amelia said, "fun day" right out of the blue!
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Glad you guys enjoyed it!
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