Anthracite Hauler
Chapter 1
Narrator: Lights shown all around him, he was surrounded by the sound of riveting, hammering, and pounding. He looked all around. He did not know where he was. He saw strange machines all about him, but did not know what they were. He also saw strange creatures working on the machines. He did not know what to make of all of this. Then one of the creatures came up to him and spoke.
Creature: Hello, 2102, welcome to life!
2102: Excuse me, what am I called?
Creature: You are 2102, one of the earliest of the new T-1 class steam locomotives of the Reading Railroad!
2102: I am a steam locomotive?
Creature: yes!
2102: And what are you?
Creature: I am a human, by the name of Jonathan Andrews.
2102: Are those machines all around steam engines too?
Jonathan: They sure are!
2102: Wow! They look amazing!
Jonathan: Yes, but not as amazing as you, and yout wait to meet my co-workers and get to work!
Jonathan: You Will, Just wait!
Narrator: And 2102 did get to work and have many adventures.