Movie of Texas Eagle 21 leaving for Marshall, Texas June 29 at 5:05 a.m. - http://youtu.be/WFtpleyHA6A
Movie of Bill's last run as it stopped in Little Rock June 30 at 12:49 a.m. - http://youtu.be/3RCFH2C7rS4
Bill and family waiting for the southbound Texas Eagle Monday morning, June 29, at 4:46 a.m. on the platform at Little Rock's Union Station. It was raining a few hours earlier.
Same shot but this time the girl in the purple dress had her eyes open...lol
Waiting with family at the west side of the platform, 4:51 a.m.
The train is arriving, 4:56 a.m. Scheduled time was 3:02 a.m. so it was a couple of hours late.
Stopped at 4:58 a.m.
The train had run into some wind-blown limbs. There were severe storms here and north of here earlier in the evening.
5:02 a.m.
Boarding his last southbound Eagle at 5:02 a.m. June 29. Texas Eagle locomotives only have one person in the cab between Little Rock and Marshall.
Saying goodbye to grandpa at 5:03 a.m. before the family boards their Superliner coach a few cars down.
Click this link to view a movie of Texas Eagle 21 leaving:
http://youtu.be/WFtpleyHA6A
Jumping ahead to Sunday night/Monday morning June 30, friends and co-workers have this sign waiting for Mr. Sanders when his northbound Texas Eagle arrives from Marshall. It's now 12:51 a.m. The eagle on the sign was the symbol of Missouri Pacific Railroad (now Union Pacific), where Sanders worked before Amtrak.
12:54 a.m.
Click this link to see a movie of the train arriving:
http://youtu.be/3RCFH2C7rS4
12:55 a.m.
Last time to climb down the ladder of a locomotive, ending a long career, 12:55 a.m.
12:58 a.m.
Passengers lined up to board the Eagle at 12:57 a.m.
Seeing a grand baby again. The rest of the family were still on the train waking up.
The baggage cart.
Boarding their car for home, 1:02 a.m.
Back to the front of the train, Texas Eagle 22 is ready to leave for points north, including St Louis and Chicago, at 1:05 a.m.