Re: A Railroad Saga... (add to it)...

..."well if ol "Boogaloo" or whatever they call him don't hook her up a bit, China is gonna be reachin for coal before they get half way up the hill.... He'll probably wrap the scoop around that hogger's head when they get in."
Just then they spied "Punk" Blackstone, their conductor wading through the snow, coming up from the depot telegraph office where had gone to see if they could get the Dispatcher to give them some more time on the next northbound they were to meet a couple stations down the line.
They were already running late and would have to get moving to make the meet without delaying
things.