Train Robbery

June 19, 2010

First robbery of the year. Geez these people!

Okay, if I were a guy, how old would I be? Mrs. Bergeron (Deb) thinks I look about 15. If I were a guy, I would take offense to that, correct?


We wait patiently while Sgt. Henry gives the passengers fair warning as to their travel on this train through hostile territory.


Denny keeps a close eye on the Yankees.


COULD I LOAD THAT GUN ANY SLOWER?!?!?!?


Okay, I have no idea what was in that bottle that Chris gave me but it was not water and it was not alcohol, it was just plain gross. Ugh! Someone told me later that they think it's flat coca cola. In retrospect, I wish I hadn't asked.


What was disappointing about this train robbery, and probably for the summer, is that the steam engine will probably not be running at all this year. The Narrow Gauge Railroad has either two or three steam engines and only one is really ready for use all year round. Well, this past Winter, a fire set by vagrants got out of hand and severely damaged the good steam engine. It is a huge setback for the railroad. If anyone wants to help, they can either volunteer or donate to the restoration. I believe the goal is for the organization to get the steam engine running for their annual Polar Express runs. We do not receive any money for the robberies, we do these to benefit the railroad and to just have fun. If anymore Yankees, Confederates or ladies would like to come over, our next train robberies are September 4th, 2010 and October 9th, 2010. The train rides are every hour on the hour from 10:00am to 4:00pm. If you would like to come give us a heads up at the Maine Rebels website or talk to Captain Pratt on the Maine Militia website: there are links to both of those sites on the main page of my blog.

You can also check the official Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad website at http://www.mngrr.org for updates as to repairs.