Train Fail

When we were in Austin with the kids on New Year's Eve, we tried to ride the Zilker Park train but couldn't get tickets.  We were back in Austin to see Grandmommy and thought we'd get in a train ride before meeting her for lunch.  We got tickets, boarded the train, and took off.  So fun!  So excited!

A couple of minutes into the ride, the train stopped just as it started to go under the first bridge.  We sat there a minute, and then people at the front of the train started to get off.

The conductor got to the back of the train and found a piece of chain that had fallen off.  That train wasn't going anywhere until it was fixed, and it was going to be awhile.  We were bummed, but fortunately it happened early in the ride and it was a short walk back to the park and to our cars - and we were glad it didn't happen once the train was actually under the bridge, because it would've been really difficult to get off.  Maybe we'll be successful next time!