Yesterday was our P-day and Mary offered to go with me to the national railroad museum as an early birthday gift.

It is an old rail yard where engines and cars were brought for maintenance and repairs. They were brought in and backed into the slots you see in the back ground above using the red, rotating bridge you see in the foreground.

Above is a selection of the old engines they have stored. They have information on the pillar next to each one giving their age and source plus other interesting facts about how they were used. As you can see, most are steam engines.

The engine below was referred to as the Sofia Loren because it was from Italy and had noteworthy curves.

Here I am in front of one of the steam engines.

Here Mary is on the back of one of the cars made of wood.

This is old Packard car that was modified so it would run on the rails.

The museum is named after Pablo Neruda (pen name and later legal name) a Chilean poet, diplomat and politician who grew up in Temuco. His Wikepedia biography states, "The impressive natural environment of Temuco, its forests, lakes, rivers and mountains marked forever the poetic world of Neruda."

We enjoyed watching the video highlights of his life.