Phillip’s eyes lit up. “I used to run a train for a while. Seems like a hundred years ago now.”
“Really? I was going to ask you about parts to fix the track, but maybe you can help with the engine.”
“They’re not hard to run. Just gotta know what you’re doing.”
“I’ve got a friend, Joey, in Goliad. I’m going to get him to clean it up a bit. Maybe one day I can get you two together and see if we can get it going.”
“I’d like that.”
“Okay, I have a long way to go today and a short time to get there. I’ll see you soon.”
Next stop was to see Red at the pump station just outside of Refugio. “We got ’er pumpin’ part-time,” he said with a big grin on his red freckled face. “Shore want to thank ya for the cell phones. I’ve gotta get up on top of the building to get service, but those things rea
