The wire has been up since March and the trains have sat. People have been sleeping in
the cars in the yard. Last week one of those cars was empty in the morning. The door
was off the latch.
A man named Hale walked back from the east. He had started with two others. He said
the crank at Bitterwater still turns, and the notice is still on the door, and not to
go one man. The agent could not find him the next day.
The engine will go if you fire it. There are two sacks in the tender. Take whoever is
left in the yard. All of you get to the bridge before anyone touches the crank.
A RUN OF 45–75 MINUTES / ONE TO SIX RIDERS / BONDS KEPT BETWEEN RUNS / PRIVATE LINES
THE PLATFORM
Waiting to depart
Give this ticket code to anyone you want aboard:
THE YARD:
A second controller: hold START on it a second to bring in a second rider.