Freddy held a tattered book in his lap, studying the fading photos. Along came Mike and sat down beside him on the bench to wait for the school bus.
"What's that?" Mike asked.
"A book with pictures of old trains. What you think?"
"Kinda goofy-looking, if you ask me. And kinda mean-looking, too."
"My dad says they were all around the place when he was a boy. Says they were about the most beautiful sight around."
"All that smoke coming from those stacks make 'em look ferocious."
"Yeah. From what my dad says they really must have been something special."
"What's that?" Mike asked.
"A book with pictures of old trains. What you think?"
"Kinda goofy-looking, if you ask me. And kinda mean-looking, too."
"My dad says they were all around the place when he was a boy. Says they were about the most beautiful sight around."
"All that smoke coming from those stacks make 'em look ferocious."
"Yeah. From what my dad says they really must have been something special."
