It’s midday at Arnold, Kansas on the hot summer day of July 25, 1996. The only action is a westbound Southern Pacific freight blowing for the main grade crossing in town. The cinderblock (what we called really dirty SP locomotives) is a speed-lettered rebuilt SD45. Arnold is located on the former Missouri Pacific route from Herrington, Kansas to Pueblo, Colorado. Check out the price for gas at $1.23. for unleaded and 81 cents for diesel. The average price for unleaded gas nationwide in 1996 was, believe it or not, $1.23! Sure made road trips more palatable.
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