Early Saturday morning means one thing to the folks along this rural branch line - fresh milk delivery ! A 622 NW2 spots a refrigerated milk car at the platform for unloading. Soon, the milk cans will be loaded into the backs of trucks for home delivery.
Traffic grinds to a halt as the signals start to flash with the warning for an oncoming train. A 2358 Great Northern EP5 (which was originally my Dads) leading an early 60's postwar consist is what we caught trackside today.
The sun begins to set on a warm country day. The crickets start chirping, the cows are finishing dinner before heading to the barn for the night... all is quite...until the watchman swings open the door of his shanty with stop sign in hand. That can only mean one thing... hear that distant whistle getting closer and closer? It's train time. After a few minutes it's all over and the evening is peaceful once again. Good night from Lionel land.
Any doubt why I have a farm scene on my layout .... 
