The "Great Train Race"
On the vast majority of operating days, the Greenfield Village Railroad only runs a single shuttle train around the property, but during a select few special events, when passenger traffic is high, they'll add a second section. The annual "Old Car Festival" is a great example of such an event. When this happens, the crews often take advantage of the opportunity to have a little fun, in the form of a drag race on the parallel tracks behind the roundhouse. In this view, the regular train, headed by Detroit & Lima Northern #7, has just left Smiths Creek Depot, and is passing the second section, which is on the far track. Although they made a valiant try at a "hard start", the crew on the #1 "Edison" just couldn't get their train up to speed quickly enough and lost this round pretty badly. On the following day, they made a much better effort.
The "Great Train Race"
On the vast majority of operating days, the Greenfield Village Railroad only runs a single shuttle train around the property, but during a select few special events, when passenger traffic is high, they'll add a second section. The annual "Old Car Festival" is a great example of such an event. When this happens, the crews often take advantage of the opportunity to have a little fun, in the form of a drag race on the parallel tracks behind the roundhouse. In this view, the regular train, headed by Detroit & Lima Northern #7, has just left Smiths Creek Depot, and is passing the second section, which is on the far track. Although they made a valiant try at a "hard start", the crew on the #1 "Edison" just couldn't get their train up to speed quickly enough and lost this round pretty badly. On the following day, they made a much better effort.