Train Spotting Tricks on Route 66

This past summer found us in Flagstaff, AZ over the 4th of July holiday. The town offers a variety of sights, with a hint of both great western history and an eclectic mix for the vagabond or Bohemian traveler.  While walking the streets of old town Flagstaff, you can venture to the train yard, once named the LeRoux rail yard and catch a glimpse of a retired engine. The mighty Atlantic and Pacific railroad companies once ran through Flagstaff, Arizona, delivering ranchers, cattle and sheep, avoiding the raids from the mighty Apache Indians, delivering tourists to the Grand Canyon, and also to the state's former capital, Prescott. Close your eyes for a moment, and imagine yourself a part of the old west, and the adventures that follow.