Transportation Day!
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Transportation Day!

We had a great day with Peg & Dick. We started by riding the inaugural Metro Silver Line train, then explored the Air & Space museum at the Udvar-Hazy center.

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Waiting in a long line isn't so bad when they pass out commemorative pennants and free ice cream!

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We're on the train!

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Giddy

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Not sure I'd want to ride on this one.

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Bill's grandfather flew these many years ago.

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Not sure I'd want to ride in these. Pilots were required to wear steel-toed boots to act as brakes.

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I'd love to ride in the SR-71 Blackbird! (Mach 3.3)

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I'd definitely like to ride in the Space Shuttle!

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Spacelab!

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Thermal tiles

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This MMU went on untethered spacewalks!

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F-14 Tomcat

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The Concorde!

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Not exactly a cargo plane.

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