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Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Scenic Train Ride For Father's Day

We recently took a ride on the Cape Cod Central Railroad, taking advantage of a "Dads Ride Free" special on Fathers Day.


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We departed from Hyannis Station.


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All aboard! My son stands in line to get on the train.


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The train soon headed out of the yard, passing old train cars and locomotives.


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The trip took us through the towns of Barnstable, Sandwich, and Bourne. We passed salt marshes.


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And cranberry bogs.


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Until finally we rode alongside the Cape Cod Canal and under the Sagamore and Bourne Bridges.


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This was a great treat for Fathers Day, and a wonderful way to see the scenery from a different point of view than you get on the roads.