Monday, July 21, 2008

How do you pronounce Havre?


Havre is a service stop (and smoke stop) for the Empire Builder.
A note regarding timing here:
We rolled into town during the early reserved dinner times. The guy in charge of the dining car warned people over the intercom that if they had a reservation at this time but went out to smoke instead of showing up to be seated they would lose their reservation. He ran a tight ship!

Those of us having later reservations and not needing to respond to the dining car Sargent were able to step out to stretch our legs for about 20 minutes. The must-see item at Havre's station is a Great Northern S-2 steam locomotive on display near the platform. I took the obligatory shot above partly because my friend Jim told me about seeing it earlier this year when he took the Empire Builder part of the way. His story prompted me to look for it when we arrived in Havre.

By the way Havre is pronounced "Have-er" and supposedly got its name from a local love triangle involving early residents of the area. According to a plaque at the station one of two men competing for the affections of the same woman decide to quit and told his opponent that he could "have her". It's a good story. :)

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