Sunday morning we headed back home to Kansas going a different route than we came on. It began the same until we got to Pampa, then we continued northeast on 60.
One thing we observed is that trains are much longer than they used to be! They were long enough before! - often 100 cars or so. But now? We didn't count them but they have even added 3-4 extra engines in the middle to help push them! A man at our church who works for the railroad confirmed that they are trying to get by with fewer workers. Either trying to save money or perhaps can't find willing workers? There are so many "Help Wanted" signs in windows. Perhaps too many incentives not to work?
It is just so pretty!!
Miami, Texas
population 439 in 2020
Roberts County courthouse
I found this old photo of Miami, TX back in the day.
Miami park
The next town we came to was named Canadian, population around 2,649. It is named after the Canadian River, a tributary of the Arkansas River. Early settlers thought the river ran all the way to Canada. Coronado came through the area in 1541 searching (in vain) for the Seven Cities of Gold.
The atlas showed that there was a wagon bridge at the edge of town. We followed the maps to it.
"This bridge is the longest known simple span pin connected highway truss bridge in the entire country." It is 1/2 mile long each way so we got in a mile walk.
Although used for wagons (and horses, evidently) in the day, today it is a pedestrian bridge.
Racoon paw prints. Not sure what else.
There were 55 flags along the way.
Al fixed a few that were twisted up.
Looking back - more wooded on the other side.
The railroad is on one side of this bridge and the highway on the other.
Here is one of those L O N G trains with 4 engines in the middle!
Perhaps delivering a package to you!
When we got back, we drove on highway 60 and could see this bridge we had just walked across.
We stopped at a gas station. We have had luck in getting clean bathrooms on this trip!
Continuing across Oklahoma and on home on next post.
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