Friday, August 04, 2006

What the Bruck?



Pictured to the left is the "bruck." It was used earlier in the twentieth century to transport train passengers from Montana's Whitefish station to adjacent towns--including Kalispell. This refurbished bruck was on display at the Whitefish station, which boasts a city museum dedicated in part to the Great Northern Railroad. I highly recommend you pay it a visit if you're in the area. Whitefish, a hot destination for outdoors enthusiasts, also boasts some great food, shopping and, of course, casinos. Below are some more pics of the train station. A freight train passed through while I was there; unfortunately I was in the bathroom. My traveling companion snapped a pic, though, so hopefully I'll be able to show it to you in the coming weeks.





3 Comments:

Blogger Evan said...

"traveling companion"?

You really need to visit the Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke, VA. It has a large indoor museum on Virginia railroad history and an enormous train yard with passenger and freight equipment on display.

6:42 AM  
Blogger Ben said...

You remember Linda. She was my traveling companion that day.

9:04 AM  
Blogger Evan said...

AHHH...how's Linda doing? Tell her I said hi.

11:00 AM  

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