Various media outlets recently reported that the Hermann Park kiddie train will soon be going away, to be replaced by a more significant train. Here’s an excerpt from the Chronicle:
Under a proposal from the Hermann Park Conservancy and the Houston City Council’s quality-of-life committee, the little train could be getting a $4 million upgrade, with new tracks and trains, a new train station and three new train stops.
Two new stops will be located near the MetroRail depots at Hermann Park/Rice and at the Houston Zoo. The third new train stop will be near the Houston Museum of Natural Science, the Houston Garden Center and Miller Outdoor Theatre.
The proposal, part of an $11 million improvement plan for Hermann Park’s Lake Plaza, will be considered on Wednesday by the Houston City Council, Councilwoman Pam Holm said.
As they waited in the blazing, hot sun for the trip around the park, many train riders expressed support for the idea of an updated train with additional stops.
Two-year-old Carter Jones didn’t seem to care.
“I love the train!” the little boy said. “It’s a sunny day!”
Carter is “a second-generation train rider,” said his father, Chris Jones, of Houston. They were spending the day at the Houston Zoo and Hermann Park with Jones’ brother-in-law, Doug Keady, and Keady’s son, Drew, of Grapevine.
“All the guys are going on the train,” Jones said. “I used to come down here as a kid.”
The idea of a multipurpose train with additional stops “is a great idea,” Jones said. “This is a humongous park, so having multiple drop-off spots would make it much easier to get around.”
Heaven forbid Houstonians actually use their feet to WALK in a park!
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