We crossed the King River several times. The final stop was Dubbil Barril, where they had a nice walkway along the river.
This is the rack and pinion system that the train uses to climb the hills.
Since this was the final stop, the engineer had to turn the locomotive around. They had a big turntable, and they were able to rotate it with just two people!
Since the engine got turned around, when it was reconnected our car ended up at the end of the train. So we were able to get some great shots out the back door on the return trip.
We got lots of great photos of the King River Gorge.
Amazing scenery, even with the rain.
He takes the weirdest photos of me.
As we got back to Queenstown, we got the special treat of seeing one of the other locomotives. (There are only a few left.)
After the train trip, we had a quick lunch at Cafe Serenade in Queenstown. Not bad! My chocolate milkshake was a highlight.
The Snook took one last photo of the hills around Queenstown as we headed out of town…
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