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Day 1:

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@JayKay PE boarded the Polar Express and made a quick tour along the length of the train. The Pere Marquette 1225 was equipped with it's usual cars for transporting children (those lucky enough to have golden tickets) to the North Pole on Christmas Eve: Locomotive, coal car, abandoned toy car, dining car, and observation car. In light of recent circumstances, more cars were added to prepare for a longer trip: 6 freight cars, 4 sleeping cars, and 1 "private office" car (which had Wi-Fi and could be reserved for business use) lined up just ahead of the observation car in the rear.

Some of the passengers had already gathered in the dining car for some hot chocolate. @JayKay PE noticed most of the group were friendly, and at the moment none were too concerned with rumors about any possible hijacking. The conductor poked his head in for a quick announcement:

"Now that everyone is aboard, I want to let you know we'll be stopping this evening to re-fuel. Coal is in short supply, but a small town on our route donated a bunch for our trip. Unfortunately, the coal tower has malfunctioned, so the coal will have to be manually loaded. I'm hoping a few of you will volunteer to help!"

....to be continued.
 
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