Had a nice big buffet breakfast at the Grand Canyon Railway Restaurant.
After breakfast I had plenty of time to wander around. The weather wasn't the greatest. It was cool and raining. There is even snow still on the ground here. That is not too surprising since we are over 7,000 feet up.
Here is one of the old steam locomotives. They use one of them the first Saturday every month instead of the usual diesel electric locomotives.
At 8:15 local time I boarded the train. Here is my seat in first class. There was food and drink, and a cash bar available. There was also entertainment too.
At 8:30 we left heading the 65 miles north to the Grand Canyon National Park. Today's train had two locomotives pulling 14 cars and carrying over 1,000 people.
At about 11:30 we arrived the the Grand Canyon. The weather was even worse up there. I was able to get a few photos for you, but they just don't do it justice. This is one place that you just have to see for yourself. Remember, you can click on the photos to make them larger.
Unfortunately the weather got much worse and the fog set in. At 3:15 boarded the train for the return trip and at 3:30 we left. Arrived back in Williams just before 6 pm. Even though I had a huge headache and the weather was terrible, it was a very good day. A trip I highly recommend.
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