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

There was something else that bothered Billy, as the Hog chuckled along, hooked up to quarter stroke and running swiftly now that they were headed forward...They had met No. 29 on it's schedule at Horse Creek, and an Extra North that was following, the one with the funny sounding engine they had noticed...Question now was....Where was that Extra North, if 29 was stalled in the pass???? They must have run up on 29's flag and stopped there too????
This could take more unraveling than they thought at first......Maybe the northbound extra's engine couldn't help 29 for some reason????
They'd soon find out, he thought. The Yankee Boy coal tipple was in sight now, Billy hollered over at Jojo to get up on the tank and signal him to stop where he could get the coal chute down to the tender, and shut the Hog off, letting her slow for the stop at the mine......