And then there was the youthful yard crew at Hutchison, KS, who were killing time, waiting for the big elevator to release the night's pickup. The boys started amusing themselves by making giant silhouettes against the concrete silos while standing in front of the headlight on the nose platform. There was an alligator, a barking dog, etc. And then somebody got a spare air hose out of the nose compartment. Two ladies on their way home from Wednesday night prayer meeting almost drove off the road. After they recovered, they went right down to the police station to report what they had seen. The police called the railroad, and a Trainmaster was called out to handle it. He did his best to keep a straight face while making sure there would never, never ever, be a repeat performance.
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