The Book Exchange and the Trolley Museum

On Thursday, we found a really neat used book store in Washington, PA. The owner, Jarrod Brooks, could not have been move helpful. He gave us a tour of his shop and introduced us to his two kids, his daughter who will be 3 in June and his son, who will be 5 on August 4. He and his wife have decided that it is very important to be as present as possible in their children's life and thus, his kids go to work with him. He asked about our travels and gave us some tips on places to visit when we get to Michigan and Wisconsin. Jarrod, we wish you the best in your new business and applaud you as a father. On Friday, we traveled to the Trolley Museum for a tour of this form of transportation from the past. There was a film and lots of photographs. Did you know that the first successful trolley system was in our own Richmond, Virginia?
This is Jack. He was our motorman when we took our ride on the trolley. He told us he had worked on the railroad as a teenager/young adult. So when he retired, he felt it was just natural to give of his time to the trolley museum. He was so enthusiastic and such an interesting person. He really made our visit special.
This first picture is a car that works on the rails. These other trolleys have been lovingly restored by a dedicated group of volunteers, yes volunteers. These folks love what they do and they give of their time to work on these old cars.



This car is under restoration at the present time. They hope to get it on the rails by this fall.
Well, tomorrow we are going to the Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Museum of Rural Life. Should be interesting. Then we plan to attend a baseball game of the Washington Wild Things. More later from your Happy Travelers.