THOMAS AND HIS FRIENDS BOOK 42 PART 1 'Thomas & the Swan'

Percy was shunting some coal cars, but they were being troublesome.

Freight Cars: We want a better engine to shunt us!
Percy: Well I'm the best you got!
Freight Car #1: No! What about Thomas?
Freight Car #2: Or James?
Freight Car #3: Or Toby?
Freight Car #4: Or Percy?!
Freight Cars: He's already shunting us!
Freight Car #4: Oh.
Percy: *Getting angry* Be quiet! *Bashes freight cars*
Freight Car #1: *Rolling towards buffers*

The freight car soon went into the buffer, and a whistle could be heard as he went in the buffers. Percy didn't know how that happened, but he decided to use it as an advantage...

Lauren watched her friends leave Lexington, and then she waited patiently for Norfolk Southern to arrive.

Dragovich: *With Josh, and five GP60's as they make their way into Lexington*
Lauren: *Looks at a nearby clock* Any second now.
Josh: How much further?
Dragovich: Don't you worry about that.
Lauren: I see them.

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Josh: Wait a minute, who's that?
Dragovich: I don't know, but she's going to be scrapped. Spread out!
Lauren: *Fires missiles*
Josh: Back up!
Dragovich: *Watching the GP60's get killed by the rockets* Nyet!
Josh: We need to leave!
Dragovich: I'm not leaving until she's down. *Deploys...

Jeff and Bryce passed through Louisville.

Bryce: Is Lauren going to hold off Norfolk Southern at Lexington 24/7?
Jeff: Of course not. That would be suicide. Plus, I think she already left to help out the Canadian National.
Janet: *Laughing* Listen to this, on our way through Kentucky, we'll pass a town called Santa Claus.
Lee: Genji would enjoy that.
Janet: Merry Christmas!
Lee: *Laughing*

Back in Roanoke.

NS Employee 98: What's going on here?! We haven't received any transmissions! It's like we're being jammed!
NS Employee 24: Or something.
Gordon: Did anyone even consider telling Squires?
NS Employee...