It was the first day on the job. Joey was a conductor who was preparing the train to the town of Christmasville. He boarded his car, and the train pulled up to the station platform. He stepped off the train. “All aboard to Christmasville.”
The passengers lined up to board the train.
A father, mother, and boy started to board the train. “Are you going to Christmasville?” He asked the boy.
“Oh, I am.” The boy was very excited. “I can’t wait to see Santa Claus.”
“I bet that he can’t wait to see you.” Joey smiled.
A few other passengers boarded, and then came a man and a woman who appeared to be pregnant. “Are you going to Christmasville?”
“Oh,” the man smiled, “we could be having our first child born in Christmasville.”
He looked at their tickets. “Well, Joseph and Mary, I hope that you have a happy child.”
More passengers boarded, and then there were three men holding presents.
“Who are the gifts for?” Joey inquired.
“Oh,” one of the men smiled, “We are going to see the king. We are offering him gifts.”
“Great! I hope that enjoy the ride.”
The three men boarded the train. More passengers boarded until it was time for the train to depart. Joey was about to board the train when he saw a beautiful lady wearing a shiny blue robe walking towards him holding a ticket. He noticed her bright white feathery wings and the shine on her face, her hands, and her feet with a golden tattoo on her right foot that sparkled and a shiny brass toe ring on her middle toe.
“You’re an angel.” Joey was very excited.
The angel smiled. “I am happy to be riding with you.” She winked at him.
“But…”
“I know that I am an angel, but I rather would take the train to Christmasville. It gives my wings a rest.” She interrupted.
“All aboard.”
The angel boarded the train. Joey looked around for more passengers before he boarded the train. The train pulled out of the station and was on its way to… Christmasville.
Wishing everyone a very MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
The cover photo was AI generated
The first photo is from Aberdeen, North Carolina, U.S.A.
The third photo is from the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Museum in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.
The fourth photo is from Aberdeen, North Carolina, U.S.A.
The fifth photo is the Santa Trolley at the Rockhill Trolley Museum in Rockhill, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
The sixth photo is from the Star Barn in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
The seventh photo is courtesy from Pixels.com.
The eight photo is from Gaithersburg, Maryland, U.S.A.
The ninth and tenth photo is from the model train display at the United States Botanical Gardens in Washington D.C.
The eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth photo is courtesy from Pixels.com.
The fourteenth photo is from Sanford, North Carolina, U.S.A.
The fifteenth, sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth photo is courtesy from Pixels.com.
The nineteenth photo is the tree at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland, U.S.A.
The last photo is courtesy from Pixels.com.
John Cowgill: Stories of the Railroad 
beautiful photos John, thanks
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You are very welcome.
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Thank you for this picture book, John.
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You are very welcome.
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