Train Shows Past
We've compiled some of our favorite photos from the last nine years of the Kensington Train Show. Join us on a trip down memory lane (or should we say memory track?).
We've compiled some of our favorite photos from the last nine years of the Kensington Train Show. Join us on a trip down memory lane (or should we say memory track?).
“...what thrills me about trains is not their size or their equipment but the fact that they are moving, that they embody a connection between unseen places.”
“...what thrills me about trains is not their size or their equipment but the fact that they are moving, that they embody a connection between unseen places.”
~ Marianne Wiggins, American Author, from The Shadow Catcher: A Novel
“Trains tap into some deep American collective memory.”
“Trains tap into some deep American collective memory.”
~ Dana Frank, Local Girl Makes History: Exploring Northern California's Kitsch Monuments
“We are the navvies who work upon the railway
“We are the navvies who work upon the railway
Swingin' our hammers in the bright blazin' sun
Swingin' our hammers in the bright blazin' sun
Layin' down track and buildin' the bridges
Layin' down track and buildin' the bridges
Bendin' our old backs 'til the railroad is done.”
Bendin' our old backs 'til the railroad is done.”
~ Gordon Lightfoot, Canadian Songwriter, from Canadian Railroad Trilogy
“Trains are beautiful. They take people to places they've never been, faster than they could ever go themselves. Everyone who works on trains knows they have personalities, they're like people. They have their own mysteries.”
“Trains are beautiful. They take people to places they've never been, faster than they could ever go themselves. Everyone who works on trains knows they have personalities, they're like people. They have their own mysteries.”
~ Sam Starbuck, Novelist and Blogger, from The Dead Isle
“It's not getting from A to B. It's not the beginning or the destination that counts. It's the ride in between...This train is alive with things that should be seen and heard. It's a living, breathing something -- you just have to want to learn its rhythm.”
“It's not getting from A to B. It's not the beginning or the destination that counts. It's the ride in between...This train is alive with things that should be seen and heard. It's a living, breathing something -- you just have to want to learn its rhythm.”
~ David Baldacci, American Novelist, from The Christmas Train
“I think I can. I think I can. I think I can. I know I can.”
“I think I can. I think I can. I think I can. I know I can.”
~ Watty Piper, Author, from The Little Engine That Could
"Conductor: One thing about trains: It doesn't matter where they're goin'. What matters is deciding to get on."
"Conductor: One thing about trains: It doesn't matter where they're goin'. What matters is deciding to get on."
~ From The Polar Express, 2004 Movie
Let the journey begin ...
Let the journey begin ...
Credits: Photos courtesy of Jeffrey Ditto, The Ditto Group and Melissa Aymold. Video courtesy of Montgomery Municipal Cable.