125 box cars rumble through Buffalo Grove

Not too long ago, there was a freight train derailment in Buffalo Grove. Today I waited while three engines pulled nearly 130 box cars. My mother reported waiting for a train that had five engines puffing away, hauling a long train running. Apparently it takes a freight train two-and-one-half days to get from Los Angeles to Chicago, and then it takes another two days to get in, around, and through Chicago!!!But then it only takes a day-and-one-half or two days to get to New York.

So this song by the Doobie Brothers might come in useful when the gate comes down in front of your car!

Long Train Running



What does Bob Dylan think of this? “There’s a slow, slow train comin’ up around the bend.”