2013
A Collection of Wanderings- Part Three
Ok, so that brought July to a close, August was
right there behind it. August brought along some cool weather too. Mrs.
Shuttletrain and I were invited to attend and participate in the Centralia,
Illinois celebration of one of last cabooses made in Centralia for the Illinois
Central railroad. The Canadian National Railroad agreed to give the caboose to
the town and even had its former and current employees restore the caboose to
like new. They then brought the caboose from the Centralia car shops to the city
park on a flatbed truck and set it next to the Illinois Central 2500 Steam
engine that had been brought park in 1962. I was there, although I don’t
remember it, I was less than one year old. My father and grandfather took me to
see the three day event then. Anyhow, The park was
full of people how came to watch the ceremony and the caboose setting.
After the dedication it was back home to Washington,
Missouri and back to the real world for the next week.
