tag@tty3b.UUCP ("Tom Gloger"3974 97320) (09/20/84)
On Wednesday morning, September 19th, around 6:25 AM, as I was about to
leave for work from Wheeling, Illinois, I thought I heard two long blasts
from a *STEAM WHISTLE*. I knew there was a steamer in the Chicago area, but
didn't expect it to use the SOO Line.
I watched the tracks (the only ones near our house) for about five minutes,
and saw first a northbound, and then a southbound freight. I did not see a
steam engine in the consist of either. CLUES: The lead engine on the south-
bound was not a SOO line engine, but was grey with a dark green diamond
logo. Neither train paused in the siding. It is single track both north
and south of there. I had been outside for a few minutes before I heard it,
but a steamer traveling light might not have made enought noise to attract
my attention. I did not see any smoke in the sky.
DID I HEAR WHAT I THOUGHT I HEARD?
Tom Gloger
AT&T Teletype Corporation
Skokie, Illinois
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Tom Gloger
AT&T Teletype Corporation
Skokie, Illinois
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