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Thanks for the welcomes, fellas. Going along with what I wrote, there is a set of BN tracks that run about 1/2 mile from my home outside Des Moines. I hear the trains at various hours. Sometimes when I hear the horn blow, I just have to stop what I'm doing and get in my car or on my bicycle and watch it go through a nearby crossing. I always notice the sound of the train, especially at night when it is still (the romantic element again). I compose music and a few years ago I was commissioned to write a piece for the Boone, Iowa, Community Band. They have a steam train there called the Boone and Scenic Valley. The piece I wrote starts out like a train whistle: long, long, short, long. The band did a nice job on it and it was well received. My fascination with trains goes into many areas. At present the models are in boxes until my daughter moves out and the trains move in. Keep blowing your horn!
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