In late June of 2000, I took off with Special Expeditions to go to Montana. I had never been there before and was really looking forward to covering the distances from the flat planes of the East to the jagged mountain ranges, one after another after another, of the West - and to seeing it all by train!
We travelled in restored old pullman cars along with an old dining car, a glass roofed sightseeing car and a classic old engine. We moved during the day and then pulled off on sidings to spend our nights. We travelled on old rail
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Bear Tooth Pass The roads through here were opened just the day before we embarked on our...
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Yellowstone Lake We had a wonderful room up under the eaves with a terrific view of the...
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Crazy Creek We stopped here for a wonderful picnic lunch where, in places, it was...
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The Yellowstone River Upper Falls
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Anemone Spring One of the many hot springs in Yellowstone National Park.
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Blue Star Spring
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Old Faithful Perhaps the most famous attraction of Yellowstone National Park.
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Old Faithful One of the beauties of coming this early in the year (just after the...
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Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River
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Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River The falls drop with tremendous force and the river, rushing away, carves out...
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Bison They seem to be totally unperturbed by the traffic that passes close by.
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Old Faithful Inn A beautiful old wooden inn of grand proportions. During one of the relatively...
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Bison Up Close When we saw them, many of them were still in the process of shedding...
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Bison Nursery Once the calves are born, the mothers and their offspring gather together for...
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Cowboy and His Faithful Dog
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Rounding Up Cattle and Calves The seem to be herded through lawns and front yards without protest.
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Nevada City One of the many picturesque "ghost" towns in Montana. Humidity is so...
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Nevada City This old house is still in such good shape that it is open for tours.
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Nevada City The only "phony" building in town. This is a reproduction of an old...
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Our Train At twin bridges, we get a chance to take pictures of our own train. It...
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More of Our Train Unfortunately, the great detail and beauty of these classic old railroad cars...
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Virginia City
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"Downtown" Virginia City There is actually a road that runs through town leading to highly...
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Our Virginia City Guide Straight out of the correct era.
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Missoula Carousel Fashioned from scratch by the local residents with some guidance from...
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