Date: March 3, 1960
Location: Hitchcock, Saskatchewan
Time: 8:03 AM
Railroad: Canadian Pacific

For a few days now, Metal Gloss has been working on the Canadian Pacific. She was having fun driving steam trains with Dike, and Highball.

Metal Gloss: *Stops the train in the yards*
Dike: *Blows the whistle for two seconds*
Highball: We've been working together really well.
Metal Gloss: I know. I love it.
Douglas: *Arrives* Metal Gloss, how are things going?
Metal Gloss: Wonderful. I also wanted to thank you for letting me live with you.
Douglas: My pleasure.
Dike: Why can't she sleep with one of us?
Douglas: I'm the boss.
Highball: Well that figures.
Douglas: Anyway, I talked to a pony that was interested in joining us. He starts work here tomorrow, so this is your last day here.
Metal Gloss: *Sad* Really? I love working here.
Dike: You made that very obvious.
Metal Gloss: Hahaa. I really do love working here. I have fun driving all of the steam engines you have here.
Douglas: I'm pleased to hear that. Unfortunately, we will have to replace the last of our steam locomotives with diesels.
Highball: I'm not looking forward to that.
Metal Gloss: I guess that means every railway in this continent has been dieselized.
Douglas: Not quite. There is a narrow gauge railway run by the Rio Grande, and they're still using steam engines.
Dike: How about the Norfoal & Western? They still have steam trains, right?
Highball: Yeah. They didn't get a diesel on their line until 1955.
Metal Gloss: You three made me feel better.
Highball: Oh good.
Dike: What's our next job Douglas?
Douglas: I want you three to drive another train to Winnipeg. Once you get there, you're driving a high speed passenger train being pulled by a Royal Hudson.

Metal Gloss: I'm looking forward to that.
Dike: So am I.
Highball: Me too.

By the time they returned from their job, Dike, and Highball were sad to see Metal Gloss go.

Dike: Take care Metal Gloss.
Highball: Yeah, and come see us again if you'd like.
Metal Gloss: Thanks, I'd love to. It was a real honor being here. *Leaves*

A week later, Dike, and Highball were refueling one of their steam engines.

Dike: *Pouring coal into the tender*
Highball: *Pouring water into the tender*
Metal Gloss: See anypony you recognize?
Dike: *Looks down* Hey, look who came to see us.
Highball: *Looks down* It's Metal Gloss.
Hawkeye: With company.
Metal Gloss: My husband that I told you about.
Hawkeye: I heard wonderful stories that she told me about you two working with her. I must say, you Canadians are lucky with all these beauties you drive through the prairies.
Dike: We appreciate that.
Highball: And we're also glad you came to visit.
Metal Gloss: With gifts.
Hawkeye: Metal Gloss told me you wanted to drive the Big Boys on our railway, so I took the liberty of giving you something close enough to that. *Reveals two models of the Big Boy* It's O gauge, and it's by Lionel.
Dike: Figured.
Highball: That's really nice.
Metal Gloss: One for each of you.
Dike: Wonderful. We're really honored.
Highball: Next time, we'll get you gifts.
Hawkeye: If you're going to get us model trains, please let it be a train from your country.
Metal Gloss: Or your railroad.
Hawkeye: I love the way you streamlined your engines.
Dike: We'll remember.
Highball: But we have to go now.

They climb into the cab of their locomotive.

Dike: *Drives the engine*
Highball: See you later!
Metal Gloss: *Waves goodbye with Hawkeye* Bye!

The End

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An organization attempts to sabotage the Union Pacific in hopes of making it go bankrupt.

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