Here in our humble town of Delta the famous "Living Legend" Locomotive No. 844 came to visit. Though the train was only stopping in Delta because the workers had to 'dope the rods', a numerous amount of people gathered to see the steam engine.
It was exciting to see the crowds of people, parents and their kids, to be a part of this steaming history. I personally got to have a chat with the conductor himself. Jim Coker.
Coker has been working on the railroad for more than 36 years now and really enjoys his job. You could tell by the way he talked and laughed with the kids that his favorite part of the job was seeing all the smiling faces in the crowd. He went on to tell me that whenever they take No. 844 anywhere there is always a crowd gathered when they stop to see one of Union Pacific's only steam engines left.
