Williams Arizona

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Before going into the Grand Canyon National Park we spent 2 nights in Williams Arizona,

Williams is a great stepping off place where you can stock up on groceries and items you need,  fill the tanks that should be full and empty the tanks that should be empty.
Williams is just a busy little railroad town on the BNSF line and is home to
The Grand Canyon Railroad.



Each morning the train pulls out of the station in Williams taking people approximately 60 miles
to the Grand Canyon. Late in the afternoon it makes the return trip back to Williams.  


Route 66 runs right through the center of town and the town is known as  
"The Gateway to the Grand Canyon"  


And like most of the small towns they play up the Route 66 of the late 50's & early 60's
The old style main street has the old hotels with their neon signs and old cars
After a week in the Grand Canyon we returned to town to restock and
pick up our mail that had caught up to us
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We found a town that had been completely decorated for Christmas


For such a small town, they really do go all out

The railroad was even running their Christmas Polar Express

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The train pulls out each night full of hundreds of little kids in their PJ's with their parents
who will all ride the train to the north pole to see Santa
Very Cute!!


I wanted to go, even got into my favorite footie PJ's, but Debbie wouldn't take me.....
....And I was so good this year.....























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