Hi, Dad! It'z me, Casey; callin frum da Rainbow Bridge!

Lemmie tell 'em bout da Train Ride I took wiff you...

Me an Dad wuz werkin onna Belt Line RR engine radio wun day. I dint usually get up onna engines kuz the stepz wus reel steep; but I wuz bored sillie kuz there wuzzint ennie RR guyz around ta throw a stik fur me. *UP* I went. Skairt Dad sillie when I gib him a noze inna butt - INSIDE da engine cab!! I wuz sittin inna co-pilot's seet lookin out da winnow when allua sudden...

Our buddie da Engineer hopps on an sez we gotta move our 1501 Engine ta get da 1502 out fur a 'Hot Move'. Akx Dad iffin HE wunts ta drive?? (Dad used to ride wiff em iffin we wuz there late inna day - an they'd let him drive summtymez. *I* alluz hadda stay inna offis. ) Course Dad sez *YES!* an sitz down inna drivurz seet. (Kid wiffa BIG toy! ) "OK BACK, 1501" sez da radio.

Dad startz flippin levurz ~ *Whooosh* go da brakes; *Rooaar* goez da big Diesel; *Shaaaake* goze da deck; goze ME! Dis ting'z *MOOVIN*!
*Clatter* thru da switch; *Whooosh* to a stop; "OK AHEAD, 1501" sez da radio. Nudder *Whoosh*; more Diesel *Rooaar*; *Clatter* back thru da switch...

Engineer buddie getz up an sez "Here Casey - sit inna seet so'z ya can see better." HEY! Lott better when ya can see out da winnow! Diz is PHUNN! I played FireMan Dawg fur da resta our lil trip - sittin onna seet wiffa fruntz onna winnow sill anna hed hangin out - Wind inna earz!

Onna way back - a big Amtrak whizzd by onna Main Line - Lotta ppl gawkin an pointin atta Shepherd Dawg, Tail Wavin, ridin shotgun inna switch engine!!

Eet yer heart out, Cinder Dawg!
You gotta long way ta go ta ketch up to ME!

Bye, Dad! Miss ya!
Gotta run - I hear God callin us to supper!

/s/ Casey, the Wun inna Millyun Dawg