Cowboy Singer

Chama, New Mexico

Cowboy Singer - Chama New Mexico - Saturday: 11 September 2004
Off on the front of the train the whistle sounded the five minute warning.
One of the conductors introduced himself and gave a briefing about the upcoming trip.
Our car was just opposite the train station platform - a local cowboy song performer was meandering through a beautiful instrumental piece on his Martin guitar. It drifted in through the open windows and mixed with the excited conversations in the car.
The conductor asked for a few moments of silence to observe this third anniversary. People on the train got quiet. The guitar fell silent.
The whistle sounded again, the slack went out of the couplers, and we were underway.

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