AIKEN – Whether it is the bells and whistles, nostalgia, or just the striking appearance of them, trains fascinate many – especially children.
Trains of all sizes certainly fascinated hundreds of children and their parents, relatives, and guardians Saturday morning and afternoon at the Aiken Visitors Center during the delayed National Train Day event. The event was slated to be on May 10 but was moved forward to June 14.
Just opened to the public for the event was a restored 1918 Illinois Central Pullman car with exhibits and a model train with scenery.
“The model train and scenery are in the Pullman car, but it is not always open to the public. We hope to have it open to the public after this event in future,” said Sam Ellis, museum coordinator at the Aiken Train Museum…