THIS DEEP ORANGE TRAIN TRIMMED WITH A DEEPER RED WAS THE SOUTHWESTERN LIMITED, NUMBER 25 /26. IT DEPARTED KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI'S UNION STATION AROUND 7:30 PM EACH EVENING BOUND FOR CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. MY UNCLE JIM WAS THE CONDUCTOR ON THIS MILWAUKEE RAILROAD PASSENGER TRAIN FOR MANY YEARS. HE RETIRED WITH 45 YEARS OF RAILROAD SERVICE. HE PASSED AWAY IN THE SUMMER OF 1984.
AS TIME PASSES, I THINK MORE AND MORE OF THE MANY MILES HE SPENT ON THIS TRAIN, THE MANY TALES HE TOLD ME OF HIS TRAVELS, ABOUT THE PEOPLE HE MET. I ESPECIALLY ENJOYED HIS TALES ABOUT THE TROOPS WHO RODE HIS TRAIN DURING WORLD WAR TWO. HE COULD HAVE WRITTEN A BOOK, BUT HE WAS NOT A WRITER, HE WAS A GENTLEMAN TOTALLY DEDICATED TO HIS PROFESSION. HE WAS MY UNCLE. HE DIDN'T HAVE A SON, SO ONE OF THE JOYS OF BEING HIS NEPHEW, A KIND OF ONLY SON, WAS THE MILES HE LET ME TRAVEL WITH HIM ON HIS TRAIN WHEN TIME AND SCHEDULE WOULD PERMIT.
MY MEMORIES OF RIDING THIS TRAIN ARE VERY SPECIAL. WHENEVER I FEEL A BIT LONELY OR DESPONDENT, I CAN TRANSFER THESE EMOTIONS INTO A SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY BACK IN TIME. I THINK ABOUT THOSE TRIPS WITH MY UNCLE JIM. THEY ARE GREAT MEMORIES AND PROVIDE A LOT OF UPBEAT VISUALS LIKE TRAIN CROSSINGS WITH SIGNAL LIGHTS BLINKING IN THE HOURS AFTER MIDNIGHT AND BELLS RINGING. I HAVE A FAVORITE VIDEO ABOUT LIFE AND THE LOVED ONES WE MISS; IT IS CALLED "LIFE ON THE TRAIN." HOPEFULLY, YOU WILL TAKE THE TIME TO VIEW IT SOMETIME. http://www.inspiringthots.net/index.htm
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