Railroads

Today we went to the Tennessee Valley Railroad and rode the Missionary Ridge Local. It was fun and brought back memories for Bob. He remembers going to his grandmother's as a kid and watching the trains. Before they demonstrated how the roundhouse worked Bob was describing the one at home (I remember the building- near the doctor's office ). The train also went through a tunnel that dates back to before the Civil War. It is truly amazing to understand that everything is done solely by volunteer work.

After that we went downtown and walked along their River Walk.
We also saw the beginning of the 'Trail of Tears' . More about that later but they do have a tribute in the Riverfront Area.

We then went to the Big River Brewery for lunch.

A great day so far.