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The Train with No Name
 
"The Train With No Name" was created especially for

Casey Jones Jr. at the age of 6

To Casey

Love Mom and Dad

Sep 22, 2010

     Casey went to the Jackson, TN train station to see the big circus train that was coming to town. Wallace Sanders and Sim Webb went along too.

After exploring all of the trains, Casey climbed onto the back of a little track tester. Looking around, he found some old uniforms lying next to the little train. "Hey! I can be an engineer!" said Casey.

Casey had a feeling that the other trains didn't like having these little new visitors there.

To his surprise, Casey heard the trains talking. They were talking about the arrival of the circus train. "It has three big engines!" said the Two Engine Express. "It has smoke stacks as big as trees!" exclaimed the Timberline Steamer.

Then Casey heard the little track tester say, "I can't wait to see the circus train with all of the animals and clowns!"

"Who cares what you want?" huffed the Two Engine Express. "Who do you think you are anyway? You don't even have a name or an engineer." Casey felt sorry for the little train with no name.

The little track tester was sad. "I never go anywhere important, and more than anything, I do wish I had an engineer," he sighed. That gave Casey an idea. Soon, the trains lined up to leave Jackson, TN. As usual, the little track tester was last in line, but this time Casey and his friends were on board.

Casey tugged on the whistle cord. "It looks like it's rusted shut," he said. The little train suddenly stopped on its tracks. "Who's that?" shouted the train with no name. Casey proudly announced, "I'm Casey. I'm your new engineer!"

"But, you--you--just can't." Suddenly, Casey heard an alarm. "Look!" shouted Casey. "There's something wrong up ahead."

Quickly, Casey grabbed a loose spike from the track and pushed it through the rusty whistle to unclog it.
Casey pulled hard on the cord, and the old whistle sang out loudly! The circus train heard the whistle and screeched to a full stop. This gave everyone time to fix the track.

When the little track tester returned to Jackson, TN, the Timberline Steamer rolled up, puffing with excitement. "Casey and you have saved the circus train," he said, "and we think it is time you had a name!"

"We've decided to call you Hooty," said Casey. Because he was no longer a train with no name, Hooty blew his whistle and announced that Casey was his new engineer.