I Like Trains

On a three hour trip home today I was following U.S. 11 northword just south of Meridian Mississippi. The foliage was beautiful. Autumn comes late in Certral Miss. The Forfolk Southern Railroad runs parallel to the highway. Suddenly bursting out of the November conflagration was the City Of New Orleans. She was rolling toward the Crescent city as if the engineer's crawfish boil was starting without him. Trains are beautiful. Passenger trains glide on a loud whisper until the man at the throttle makes her speak.

For those who have never been to Meridian, back in the 20's or 30's, I don't remember; anyway, the Key Brothers set a world record for the longest time in the air. You can google it but I believe it was 28 days. They fueled from another plane and got their food in a similar manner. Later all military planes would learn to refuel in the air. Their little plane was called "Ole Miss." She is in some aeronautics museum in Washington D.C.

The Jimmie Rodgers museum is in Meridian. He is in both the country music and rock-in-roll halls of fame. He was a brakeman for the railroad.
Peavy still makes amplifiers here.

Hey. I love trains.