" Super Chief "
1998
pen, ink and watercolor
Sparky's first train ride was on the Santa Fe Super Chief from Stockton, California to Dallas Texas to see his grandmother. She lived in Centerville Texas which was about 100 miles south of Dallas. The Chief 's shield on the front of the engine could be one of the most famous in the world. Poppa Sparky says that the young Sparky was afraid of the Chief and did not want to get on board. As he proudly told the story when ever he had the chance; " I could hear him screaming as the train pulled out of the station !". He always got a chuckle out of that. As for a young Sparky, he can not remember any of that but he grew up to love trains. I guess that trip started it all. Engine 347C is at the California State Rail Road Museum in Sacramento California.
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