We headed to Old Town Sacramento for Labor Day Weekend with our Li'l Engineer. While we kicked things off at the California State Railroad Museum, the California Automobile Museum and the Aerospace Museum of California completed our museum trifecta.
That is a big steam engine! In fact, Engine No. 2467 weighs 300,000 pounds and could reach speeds of up to 100 mph. Throughout the 1920s, this locomotive served Southern Pacific's Overland Route from Utah to Nevada, and then moved on to service routes in California.
Cowcatcher!
After checking out the observation car (below), we hopped on the Sacramento Southern Railroad for a short ride along the river.
Did we mention the trackside breakfast table and the view of the railroad crossing from the hotel? Will got a special treat when the crossing signal got stuck for 30+ minutes!
The next day, we headed to the Aerospace Museum of California.
Will got to check out a (old-style) Blue Angel up close!
And sit in a fighter jet cockpit!
Boarding a helicopter...
Inside the museum there were more planes, along with several tables with construction toys and brain teasers. We forgot to take a photo, but our favorite was a set of sticks that would only come apart if you spun them around so that centifugal force moved a tab over. Meanwhile, Will was happy to build some very tall towers.
Next up was the California Automobile Museum. We got to try cranking an engine (and driving the car).
Will's favorite vehicle was a Mack truck. We learned that the emblem for Mack trucks is a bulldog (which you can see on the hood just in front of Will).
Following up our San Diego Willard brand sighting, here's another brand with an esteemed name!
A definite highlight was the DeLorean, a la Back to the Future!
We couldn't leave without checking out the Wells Fargo Stagecoach in Old Town! So long, Sacramento!
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