These were all taken at the National Railway Museum.  They had a nice railway system in Sierra Leone up until 1975 when the government shut it down and determined that it would be better to build roads instead of use the railway system.  They tore up the rails and replaced them with roads.  This man was our guide and he has been a part of creating the museum.  During the war this big building housed over 10,000 people and they pretty much stripped all the train cars of anything valuable that they could sell.  It is pretty amazing that they have as much as they do. 

 They found this old hand pump car in the country and it was in pieces.  They put it back together and it still works.  It is on rails in the museum and this man showed us how it worked. 

 This engine was called Nellie and was made in Sierra Leone. 

 Brent is in a car that was made for the President to travel in.  The original wood is still in this car in some places and it was beautiful.  Below I am standing in a car they made for the Queen of England to ride in when she had a visit.  She actually never rode in it though. 

 It was a pretty cool car.  They love to have their picture taken specially with white people. 

 Above was a great picture of the Sierra Leone Crest on one of the train cars.  Below is the entrance to the Museum.  They had a wall the length of the building that told all about the founder and the history of the railroad and the museum.   Of course Dad and I read it all and loved it.  I know our children are all rolling their eyes right now, but Dad and I like this kind of thing.