edpaffjr.comThis past Sunday I drove the family up to Lebanon, Ohio for a train ride on the Lebanon Mason Monroe Railroad. My father in law had bought us all tickets for the Great Train Robbery ride:
Travel back to the rough and tumble times of the old west alongside gold prospectors departing out of Lebanon to a connection bound for Yuma. Prospectors, known for carrying large quantities of gold, are often targets of train robbers. Warning: Be on the lookout for the Big Iron Rangers, a gang of notorious robbers known well in these parts! The prospectors are prepared to defend their gold to the end, are you?
Lebanon Mason Monroe Railroad
Indiana & Ohio Car
Kim, Trey, and Nick
After a four mile or so train ride, all passengers were allowed back off of the train where a mock gun battle was staged. A couple of the period dressed employees acted as robbers of the gold on the train, so the sheriffs had to chase them down and shot most of them dead on the spot.
Sheriffs Doing Work
One Man Dead
Nick And Conner With A Robber
It was a fun way to spend the afternoon. Train rides of all kinds are offered most weekends throughout most of the year.