Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Train Museum

Max and I spent the morning at the Train Museum in Buford, GA with my MOMS Club on Valentine's Day :-)  We had a lot of fun and learned a lot--like how to tell the difference between a Diesel Train (square "face") and a Steam Train (round "face").  Max got to climb aboard original trains and explore the dining cars, kitchen units, sleeping cars, etc.  We also got to take a ride on a real train--very cool!



Sitting atop a real train!



Working on his train craft... He learned about the different types of cargo that a train can carry.  The doors of the blue cut-out train open, and then he pasted different cargo inside of them--coal, milk, lumber, animals, etc.



The lady in the green shirt is one of the museum curators.  She was incredibly knowledgeable about trains--their history, their mechanics, etc.  I liked that she made the knowledge accessible to and relatable to the children by using Thomas the Train characters to teach them!  Here is Max in mid "chugga chugga" motion :-)



Max wandering through one of the passenger cars of a train that is now preserved in the museum



Max looking out the window on the train ride



Max and Mama riding the rails!  Choo Choo!



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