



My husband, and I are getting ready for a move. It came to me that this will be our first place that we will not be able to hear the train chug by
We will no longer feel the vibration of the pillow beneath our head just as we fall asleep from the whisk of the train bustling fast on the track
We will no longer wake from a startled state just to realize oh it’s the train passing by, oh my *sigh*
We will no longer be able to sit out on our deck, and count the number of cars. It is quite fun, all the different color cars one by one. Our eyes starring hard not to lose track of a single car. Laughing at how different our numbers usually are
We will no longer be able to hear the iron on iron of the great Burlington Northern in our corner, or see their lights as the track divides guiding them on their way. The engineer happy behind his route
You would think in all honesty we would find this to be like a peace treaty. No more trains at our new place. We will no longer be able to hear what is a major part of what makes this part of our blue collar town thrive. The realization is we will miss the sounds of the trains whisking by
We can’t place a dollar amount on the sentiment of the caboose as it trails as last, but always best. We can’t purchase the cherished sound of the horn as the train shouts out to all other trains I’m getting ready to leave. Stampede
So as I write this I am actually kind of sad I will no longer hear the trains, the vibrations under my feet as my whole floor shakes
Our meetings with the train now will be of that of everyone else in a hurry, as the railroad signs fall. All the cars in line waiting for the caboose so we can be on our merry way. Usually though by that point everyone seems aggravated. Me though I have a deeper appreciation for our trains, and what they do for our city
Trains go by, but no longer will they be part of our every day hearing, kind of endearing
It seems we grow more fond of something that at times seems annoying or a grievance once we no longer have it
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This is written for Cee’s Fun-Foto Challenge: Anything to do with Trains, and railroads