NORTH FREEDOM, Wis. -- Nearly two months after flooding ravaged much of Sauk County, there is more proof that life in the area is getting back to normal.

In the small community of North Freedom, one of the oldest railway preservation centers in North America, the Mid-Continent Railway Museum, is once again rolling.

Bob Ristow, a locomotive engineer since 1967, and his crew at the Mid-Continent Railway Museum have resumed train rides six weeks after floods derailed work and caused $3 million in damages.

"Trains are meant to move people and goods," said Ristow. "For them to stand still is just hurtful."

With the help of hundreds of volunteers and donations, traveling back in time to the 1920s is once again possible, even though the rides are now shorter, at least for now.

"It's just good to see folks come back, young and old, and ride the train and smile to see what it was like back in the 1920s," said Ristow.

For now, the Mid-Continent Railway Museum is only open on weekends, but the museum's manager said that operations should be back to normal by October.

For more information, visit their Web site.