In the shunting yards, Agnes was on her rail bike setting up a line of trucks for one of the engines to take away. She didn't know which engine was coming to collect them yet, but she was learning well how to handle trucks, even better than Edward.

Agnes reversed up to 3 trucks loaded with bricks, gave them a biff, and shunted them against 20 others which were 3 tar wagons, 7 flatbeds loaded with pipes, 5 coal trucks, and 5 pointy roofed box cars all lined up with a break van.

Agnes:(sighs) "there, that should do it."

Just then a brown GER class C53 tram engine named Toby pulled up near Agnes admiring her work.

Toby: "Wow Agnes, not bad! Did you shunt all of this?"

Agnes: "All of it except the flatbeds with the pipes. Stafford knew they were too heavy so he shunted them for me."

Toby: "I understand Agnes, but all of this won't be too heavy for the engine that's gonna come and pick it up."

Agnes: "by the way, who's coming to deliver this lot exactly?"

Suddenly Toby and Agnes heard 2 slightly low toots and turned towards a nearby platform to see where it came from. There, pulling up to the platform was a big orange BR standard class 9F engine.

Agnes was impressed and amazed at the same time.

Agnes: "woah, who is that guy?"

Toby: "Oh him? That's Murdoch, I think he's here to take this goods train to Vicarstown."

Agnes stared at the big engine. She had never met Murdoch before, so she peddled over a couple switches and pulled up at the same platform Murdoch was at. Just as she pulled up, Margo climbed out of Murdoch's cab and walked over to Agnes.

Margo: "Hi Agnes, Edward told me you arranged most of Murdoch's train."

Agnes: "I sure did.(turns towards Murdoch) And you must be Murdoch, right?"

Murdoch: "you got it! I'm sure I can have this train delivered to Vicarstown on time, why don't you tag along. I know a peaceful route through the countryside."

Agnes: "I'd love to see the countryside, count me in!"

5 minutes later, Murdoch got into position and coupled up to his goods train ready to take it away. Soon Murdoch's wheels began to turn and the mighty engine heaved the heavy goods train out of the shunting yards with Agnes peddling close by his side.

Murdoch and Agnes soon made their way through the countryside just going past Arlesdale castle. Agnes looked behind herself towards the goods train Murdoch was pulling and then spoke to Murdoch.

Agnes: "Wow you're very big and strong Murdoch, you must be a really useful engine!"

Murdoch:(chuckles) "we're all really useful Agnes, we all have our own strengths."

A couple birds flew alongside Agnes and Murdoch tweeting to each other. One even landed on Agnes' finger tip cuddling against her cheek and then flew off.

Agnes: "you were right about this being a good route to Vicarstown Murdoch, this place is beautiful."

Agnes and Murdoch soon came to Gordon's Hill, Murdoch examined the hill for a minute and turned towards Agnes.

Murdoch: "Agnes do you think you can buffer up behind me and help me up this hill?"

Agnes: "I could but my bike doesn't have a front set of buffers."

Suddenly a small screen that Agnes had underneath the handlebars of her bike spoke startling Agnes and Murdoch with wide eyes.

Bike screen: "Activating front buffers."

Then a set of buffers unfolded out of an open valve in front of the bike. But instead of the base being red, it was actually pink with a set of silver shiny buffers.

Agnes: "huh, neat."

So Agnes peddled up behind Murdoch's goods train and buffered up to the break van.

Murdoch: "Alright Agnes, let's give it everything we've got!"

Agnes: "Rodger that."

Murdoch started heaving his load up the hill and Agnes pushed from behind. As they were about half way up the hill, the wheels on Agnes' bike started slipping causing the train to jerk backwards a little.

Agnes: "wuuhh!"

Murdoch: "steady Agnes."

Before Agnes could think about needing sandboxes, a small sink valve popped out in front of the back wheels of bike on each side spilling sand on the tracks.

Agnes: "wow, what has Dr. Nefario been doing with my bike last night?"

Soon Agnes and Murdoch found themselves at the top of the hill. Then they sped down the other side safely and soon they made it to Vicarstown station.

Murdoch: "whooh, we made it just in time."

Agnes: "thanks for the day out Murdoch, I better get home before I'm late for supper."

So Agnes backed up onto a nearby turntable and turned back towards Gru's house. She couldn't wait to tell the others about her day out with Murdoch.

That evening Agnes peddled up to a tunnel digging into the slope that led to Gru's house. A revolving door opened and Agnes peddled inside. As Agnes came to the end of the tunnel and it seemed to lead into Gru's lab which now had a system of tracks in it.

Agnes peddled into a ginormous room which also had a track system. It may be part of Gru's lab, but there was also a few station platforms installed along with the tracks. A big blue GNR class A1 pacific named Gordon was at one of the platforms while a bunch of the minions were boarding his express coaches about to head to a new movie.

Agnes pulled up to the platform near the one Gordon was at and climbed off her bike. Gru, Lucy, and Margo were waiting for her.

Lucy: "How was your day sweetie?"

Agnes: "Amazing, I met Murdoch and helped him deliver his goods train to Vicarstown."

Gru: "oh is that so?"

Agnes: " yeah, also I have noticed a few new things about my bike. First it spawned a new set of buffers and sandboxes when I helped Murdoch up Gordon's Hill.

Margo: "Oh that reminds me! Gru and Lucy made a few modifications on your bike last night while you were asleep."

Agnes: "actually I did need those upgrades, we only had a little trouble at Gordon's Hill."

Gru: "Well Agnes. Looks like you could use a lot of rest tonight, time for bed."

As Gru, Lucy, Margo, and Agnes went into the see through elevator up to Gru's ground level, Gordon just grumpily moaned before setting off to the sodor theater. Overhearing their talk reminded him of the times he got stuck on that hill.