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Being new to the site, I know the topic date is a little old, but I could not pass it up. I do not have a favorite train moment, but train moments. <br />-The first one I had was about six years ago. My dad and I were checking out the NS railyards in Decatur. We were fairly close to the tracks. A man in a truck approached us and told us to be careful. He started to pull away and then stopped. He told us that we could meet him over at the Garfield Underpass. We got in the car and raced to the spot, and as we were arriving an old NS SD-18(I think) came rolling down the tracks. The man we had talked to was on the front of the engine waiting for us. He told us to get on. We did and found out that we were about to exchange cars with the IC (now CN). The engineers let me operate the engine and blow the horn. It was the best experience i ever had. We were probably on the engine for a couple of hours. They gave me a bunch of info(train number and list of cars we were carrying). It was one of the coolest things I have ever got to do. I think my dad and I thanked them about a thousand times. <br />-Another moment(s) was last summer. My dad and I embarked on a trip up to see my Grandparents in Central Iowa(we also knew about the steam engine coming to town). We got their the day before and probably took in about 30 trains in a 6 hour period. The next day we drove down to the high bridge west of Boone, and saw the Challenger (3985) cross the bridge. It was one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen. The steam engine stopped in Boone for the rest of the day. The next day we got up early, and watched it depart from Boone. We followed it all the way to Clinton via Highway 30(God Bless It). That was another thing that I will never forget. So many more but will save for later!
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