May 23 Train 🚂 ride

Not a good train ride for Tom turkey.  We saw him at a refueling stop in Minot, ND.  We did a 0.7mile walk back and forth along the train plus some stretches.  We have seen an amazing amount and variety of waterfowl in ND in multiple ponds, marshes, streams and ditches along our route.  Soon after leaving Minot, we heard an awful clattering under us and the train slowed to a stop. An announcement: an air hose was broken so we had to stay put until it was repaired. This afternoon we have been traveling across Montana. 

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  1. Laura HMay 24, 2022 at 3:31 PM

    Oh dear. He looks pretty smashed. Was he the cause of the air hose problem, or a separate issue?

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  2. Bill and PennyMay 24, 2022 at 7:27 PM

    The train did better than Bill at Turkey Hunting this year! Wow.

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