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The whistles screamed that cold dark night
                                         Winter, 1903  
                            At least fourteen would perish
                                  Way out on the prairie 
 
                             The westbound Sunset Limited, 
                            Eastbound Crescent City Express,
                                Met head on in a collision
                               Lives lost in great distress   

                                 Horror met the rescuers 
                              Two twisted trains in flames
                          Of fourteen known to've perished
                            Of two, were not found names

                               A hundred plus years later,
                           On the date and pre-dawn hour
                         We'd come to the memorial plaque
                             With Teddy bears and flowers
                       
                            Holding our thoughts in silence
                               We walked along the trail
                              Remembering the violence;
                              Their deaths upon that rail

                                   Precisely 2:50 A.M 
                             What was it? We don't know
                                  But in our silent vigil
                                We heard a whistle blow

                          Sounding clear across the night
                         Once long, Three short, Last long
                         But there was nothing in our sight
                               Praying - we moved along

                          Our memorial under silver stars
                           For those perished on the track
                               Ended as we got in cars
                                   With one last look-
                                     a century back

                           We'll never solve the mystery
                              But do we need to know?
                              Commemorating history
                              We heard a whistle blow
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