Edgewood, WA Real Estate Blog

I’ve lived in the Puget Sound Region most of my adult life. But it was only last week that I took the ride on the Spirit of Washington Dinner Train. I’ve seen it many times as I bicycle up from the Green River trail past Coulon Park to cross the I-90 floating bridge.

The train was a unique experience for sure. But not quite what I anticipated. The last train I rode was in Italy a couple of years ago, and prior to that Japan – a long time ago. I’d never ridden a train in the US. I expected something similar to Italy. The ride on this train was more like a ride at the fair.

Maybe it was the tracks. Or the fact that the train is an antique. Lots of character, but with all the rock’in and roll’in I worried my drink would spill (it didn’t).

Eating was something of a challenge as well. We had the prime rib and it was good, but not excellent. I ordered a Merlot by the glass. Probably the worst wine I’ve ever tasted. I think the bottle must have had been open a long, long time.

It was warm the evening we went so I expected it to be hot. But the train was pleasantly air-conditioned. For a more basic experience there’s an open air car you can visit on the south end of the train.

All in all it was an enjoyable experience. But like climbing Mt Fuji, something I’ll only do once.