On a hot tip from another mommy friend, we were reminded of the Niles Canyon Railway Steam Fest 2010 over in the East Bay (Sunol/Fremont). We’d been so over-the-top busy, we were going to just let it go by, but at the last minute, we decided Dylan would probably so love to go, we should do it.
Sure enough, when we asked him if he’d like to ride a steam train, he was soooo excited. We told him it meant we’d have to get up early which inspired him to want to sleep in the clothes he was going to wear the next day! The very next morning, the minute his eyes popped open, he was ready to go….He could barely sit still to eat his breakfast!
We got to the train station just before the first train was about to depart (about 10:30am), but the line for tickets was so long and there was a much bigger crowd than anticipated (by the organizers), that we didn’t make it on a train until about 1pm. By this time, we were pretty irritated by the lack of organization and the chaos; there were no lines, so people were actually pushing and shoving to get on the trains, and one group actually got off because 2 fights nearly broke out near their seats! But, once we were on, Dylan was so happy! Even now, he is still talking about wanting to ride the train again! So, once more, we suppose it was all worth the trouble….
