Well, not exactly the railroad! This is one of the passenger cars that I mentioned in my last post. It is partially painted with a little bit more to go. There’s a lot of pin-striping on this project.
In the post from the other day I mentioned that these holiday decorations are inspired by the miniature Milwaukee Road electric railway ride that ran each season in the toy department of the Rhodes Department Store in downtown Tacoma, Washington. If you would like to see a photo of the kids lining up for the ride, click right here and you will be directed to the Tacoma Public Library’s archive of photographs. It is worth the visit.
If all goes well, the next post will feature the completed train!