I hear the train a comin' and It's rollin' 'round the bend………

I hear the train a comin' and It's rollin' 'round the bend………

This is the Union Pacific Train that runs through the San Timoteo Canyon in South Redlands. Many of the locomotives have a huge American flag on them which makes it very distintive.

 The first American railroads started in the 1830's from the Atlantic ports of Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, Wilmington, Charleston, and Savannah. The railroad single-handedly had the greatest impact on the American transportation system. Trains helped to develop and connect the United States by carry shipments from the East Coast to the rest of the county. Even today, trains still are the major transport of Lumber, Steel, Chemicals, Automobiles, Coal, Grains, and Waste and they passengers. Passenger travel seems to be more popular in the Eastern part of the U.S and other parts of the world. Train vacation packages have become popular as well as some vacationers would rather see the scenic routes than the hustle and bustle of airplanes.

At one time there were over 132 railroads in the United States but now there are only 6. Transporting by railcar is still the most time and fuel efficient mode of transportation.

The trains have been running through the rural areas many years before residents moved in but now the train whistle has become a nuisance. In Loma Linda, the train arms were modernized last year and the engineers have stopped blowing the train whistles at Whittier Ave. and Beaumont Ave. I miss the whistles as it always reminded me of a fog horn in the distance.

Trains are engrained in our history. They are the subject matter in popular songs, poems, movies, rides at amusement parks, and our history books.

I have loved trains since I was a little girl. I even have a favorite train car shown below which is the logo of the Japanese company MOL (Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.). I am a real nature lover so there is no surprise that it has a big alligator on it.

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