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When I was three or four we moved next to the UP tracks in Hastings,NE. Steam was still present but those yellow diesels were making appearances at an ever increasing rate. CB&Q and Missouri Pacific also were here. My grandparents ran a railroad hotel called the Big Four where railroad crews would layover. What the fourth railroad was I don't know for sure but think it was CNW. Later we moved to quite a few different states but the most memorable was moving to Fargo, ND on a very cold January day in 1965. We were headed north on Broadway and the crossing gates came down. Soon the Empire Builder rolled to a stop right in front of us. That cold, fridgid air and the steam from the generators and that orange and green paint scheme just grabbed ahold of me. Little did I know how little time there would be to enjoy that color scheme but will never forget that image!
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