Frontrunner Daddy Daughter Trip

Yesterday I took Chloe out on a little Daddy Daughter Day to give Cassie a break for a bit.  We drove up to Salt Lake Central Station and rode Frontrunner to Ogden.  In Ogden we spent about a hour walking around historic Ogden Union Station.  They have a couple of museums there, but we just looked at the old locomotives and rail cars outside.  Then we rode the train back to Salt Lake and walked around the Gateway, then drove home.  

I knew Chloe would have fun, but I didn't think she would have as much fun as she did.  When we came home she couldn't stop talking to Sofia about the whole adventure.  She then made her own train out of chairs so Sofia could ride along.  Chloe wants to go ride the train again right NOW.  

Chloe standing in front of the Frontrunner #2 MP36 diesel electric built by Motive Power inc.  

These are the Bombardier bi-level cars that we rode to Ogden and back in.

I stuck Chloe on the front of this old 0-6-0 yard goat steam engine at Ogden Union Station.

These big guys used to be fenced off but now you can go right up to them.  The purple thing on the right was a special car build by Union Pacific for the 2002 Olympic Torch relay.  The yellow loco in the center is a massive DDA40X built in 1969.  The steam engine on the left is a 4-8-4 wheel configuration, it's sister engine is still being used today.

Chloe standing by one of the main drivers on the 4-8-4 #833.

You don't realize how big these are until you are right next to it.

Standing between the beastie creatures. 

An old Rio Grande caboose that Chloe liked playing on.

This is the train that Chloe built after we came home.