Short Stories
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Author: Frank M. Evans
Frank M. Evans is not only an exceptional Model creator and Model Kit visioneer, he is also an amazing historical short story writer. Take some time with a good cup of coffee or tea and read his fact-based, original stories! Some of which he has published in chapters of book, "Twenty-Five Years At The Junction", which features the railroad history of Sayre, Athens, Waverly, and surrounding areas from 1865 - 1889.
Sayre, Pennsylvania...A Railroad Story
"The din of the Valley assailed one's ears. Beyond the Roundhouse loomed the massively huge bulk of the big shop where steam locomotives were submitted to major operations and stirred back to life. The Sayre yards were choked with railroad cars, the sounds of hammering and banging, all of which would reach one's ears along with the hissing of tortured flames in the blacksmith furnaces. A rhythmic clangor indicated the drop-hammer was in motion creating parts for another Sayre-built locomotive. Switchers wheezed and snorted as they shuttled car into car with much bustling racket. Their air pumps, exhaust, and whistles squeaked, bellowed, and piped incessantly. Now and then above all this fantastic noise, was the piercing preemptory ringing of bells. The powerhouse stacks reared their authoritative heads shooting large clouds of smoke that would dominate the sky above. The iron trail received some of its finest iron steeds from these Sayre shops. Ranked high upon the list were locomotives that pulled crack passenger trains such as the "Asa Packer", the "Maple Leaf, the "Star", the streamlined "John Wilkes" and the equally stunning and beautiful "Black Diamond". Sayre was a railroad town in the finest tradition. Craftsmen and Laborers alike from many different cultures and countries, all speaking the language of railroading, worked together in their daily efforts. The magnitude of their hard work was their equalizer that removed conflicts and replaced such with an extraordinary pride in their work."
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Author's Notes
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Sayre, Pennsylvania is a railroad town named after Robert Sayre who was a man of rare moral character and ability.
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Sayre, Pennsylvania is a borough which was born out of necessity due to the tremendous coal traffic foreseen, and developed, under Robert Sayre's supervision.
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Sayre, Pennsylvania, the borough, was to develop and prosper in all ways akin to Robert Sayre's life, even leading to the development of a hospital, a training school for nurses, metal casting facilities, and a transportation center.
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Robert Sayre was a man who developed this town and left a legacy to be proud of.
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