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Spirit of Washington - Dinner Train
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When the Temple family purchased the Washington Central Railroad on October 14, 1986, they were unaware of the responsibilities that followed. Owning a railroad isn't like owning any other business; it is a part of American history and culture. And no matter what the title or deed may say, they belong to everyone with a little romance in their hearts. So after two years of banging box cars around in Central Washington, the Temples attempted to bring back to life one of the greatest of railroad's lost experiences, the dinner train.
During Labor Day weekend 1988, a set of antique cars was leased from the Canadian Historical Society to be pulled along the Yakima River for a weekend as part of the Ellensburg Rodeo celebration.
To everyone's disbelief all the tickets were snatched up in a matter of days, so the cars were retained for another weekend. Two months later they were still packed, and if it weren't for the fact that they had no heat, the excursions would have continued.
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