SNAPSHOTS By Heather Evans
passengers back in time
Scenic Railroad transports
Mount Rainier
WHAT BETTER WAY TO VIEW WASHINGTON’S FALL FOLIAGE THEN TO TAKE AN EXCITING ride on Mount Rainier Scenic Railroad. It’s hard not to get excited as you hear the roar of the engines and the whistle, see the steam blowing and feel the clickety-clack of the tracks. The longest continually operating steam train railroad in the Pacific Northwest, the MRSR transports passengers with classic steam and diesel locomotives. Traveling through the verdant timbered forest a rider on the MRSR feels suspended in time.
The plaintive wail of a vintage locomotive whistle sends a lonesome echo rolling against the hillsides as travelers relax to a pace of a bygone era. Passengers discover the train travel allows for a chance to visit, make friends and share an experience. They are reminded that once railroads linked our nation and its people together in a way that airplanes or automobiles never have. Mount Rainier Scenic Railroad has so much more to offer than just views of the amazing
scenery Washington as to offer. With their caring staff of volunteers, they are able to offer an extensive itinerary of fun and festive rides. This fall welcomes their popular Autumn Leaves ex-
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