Hudson New York

Ok so last week we were in New York State at Hudson.  This is the Norman Rockwell picture of a small town.  It is so cute and the people are nice and layed back.  We walked around town because our hotel was in the center of town in the park.  Yep in the park.  The park is the square and the hotel is one side of the park.  In the middle of the park is some RR tracks.  We figured they were an old set and didn't think much about it.  So we mosied on down to a hardware store that was older then dirt and there was the owner sitting in there visiting with a man, but this hardware man was in a dress shirt and tie???? Strange, well we started talking to him and he was also an attorney for the town.  He was working on his law practice in the back of the store.  The store was opened in the late 1700's and he told us the history and showed us pictures and gave us a tour.  There were 6 floors to the building and it had an old wooden freigt elevator that used a counter balance to work.  It was great! So while we were there he  told us the story of the train and about that time he said it still came thru the middle of town.  I was amazed that it was used.  In about 30 minutes sure enough here came the train.  People walked over the tracks in the middle of the park one minute and then waited for this huge train to run thru and life would resume again as normal.  It was kind of like watching an older person talk when they loose there train of thought (no pun intended) and they pause to remember and then start right back up again.  Life just started right back up again when the train finished going thru the park.