Monday Scouting Report

Ray and I enjoyed last Friday night (Aug 27)  in Frisco TX - a booming suburb north of Dallas.  Football huddle sculpture in the middle of a shopping/food complex. 

Dallas Cowboys Walk of Honor.  Ray's in front of Troy Aikman's number

Saturday morning at the Ford Center. Folks were lined up to get into training camp. Everyone wore cowboy gear, kids were throwing footballs, it was a festival atmosphere. 

Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders kicked up their legs and shook their booties

 Don't hit the guy in the red shirt - our quarterback, Dak Prescott, is coming off a shoulder injury. He looked a tad rusty. (This is the scouting report).  But our number 21, Zeke Elliott, looked FAST!!! Hopefully, he can get the ball from Dak and run, run, run to score touchdowns. 

That's the fun of training camp. We enjoyed our time in Frisco, and found the one hour camp very interesting. 

Football season is here. Go Cowboys!

Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4018

Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4018, the world's largest steam locomotive, is on the move from Fair Park in Dallas to a new home at Frisco's train museum. Ray and I saw it Saturday in Dallas as worker bees completed final checks and polishing for its 55 mile ride.

 1.2 million pounds and 133 feet long, this train was built in the 1940s. It is a 7,000 horsepower locomotive - built to move heavy loads over the Continental Divide. According to the Dallas Morning News (8/19/13), only eight exist in museums today.

 The move was a massive undertaking and as of late Monday, it was held up on a track, as folks reconsidered its weight and rail conditions.

Old trains like this are rather mystical - history, romance, and adventure abound as a train chugs along. Clackety clack.