Yosemite and More

While on my vacation a couple of weeks ago I visited and took a ride at the Nevada State Railroad Museum. Knowing I like trains and lines, who could resist this shot. Here's the driving wheel on the museum's #25 I grew up to the sound of the Mc Cloud River Railroad, though steam was pretty much gone by my time. They kept two steam engines for excursions, etc. The Nevada State Railroad Museum acquired Mc Cloud's #18 a while back and that is my main reason for visiting the museum. They use it for the 1 1/2 hour trip between Carson City and Virginia City. The locomotive isn't fast, but it is powerful. Just before we set out they put on a little show. I sat on the wrong side of the train and with only three cars there wasn't  a very good angle. Next time I'll know. Go, See, Enjoy! Dave

I recently went to Carson City, Nevada. While I was there I visited the  State Capitol building, and also learned the difference between;  Capital and Capitol. Capital is the city, Capitol is the building. But YOU knew that. The building wasn't earthquake proof so they saved everything they could, gutted the inside, put up a concrete structure inside to support the old  shell then put back everything from the floor tiles to the dome. I think they did Okay. Here's the Capitol Dome and the cupola's from the state library. Go, See, Enjoy. Dave