Signal, okay!
"Otomatsu Sato to be stationmaster at Horomai"
"Japanese National Railway, Sapporo Railway Management Secretary"
Horomai! Horomai!
How was the trip?
Heavy snow.
No passengers.
Even a dummy would be a good companion.
Maybe I would be caught up by Snow Ghost.
A dummy? Me?
A gift from us all. Please accept it.
For me?
For you late daughter.
It's her memorial day.
She's still in your memory.
She's happy. Thank you!
"In memory of Yukiko Sato"
"Died on January 5, 1978"
POPPOYA RAILROAD MAN
Track open for the next train.
Thanks. It warmed me.
You're welcome.
Greenhorn!
Yes.
It is for you to drink on the trip.
Keep your eyes open, don't let Snow Girl catch you!
Thank you.
I will keep it.
Outbound closed.
Inbound open.
Signal, okay.
Start!
Rear, okay.
Signal, okay.
I've got a grandson! My grandson!
- I'm a grandpa now. Congratulations!
Congratulations.
I'm a grandpa now.
Will you see Mr. Oto today, Pop?
About his new job after retirement...
I'm trying to discuss internally, but it is very difficult...
I know.
If only our subsidiary company wants him...
But the problem is...
Despite our worries,
he isn't eager to get a new job.
He thinks
he will never quit the railroad.
But there's the age limit.
They only arrange me a new job,
but not him. I'm sorry for him.
Toshi.
Was the location good?
Yes.
No other restaurants around.
Business will be good.
We'll renovate it tomorrow.
You decided already?
It's our chance. Yours is there.
The best is you can take care of my old restaurant.
Me?
Who'd take care of my station?
But you...
I'm busy.
It's old and shabby, but...
I just can't leave it without tears.
Granny.
Is it all right?
I told you...
If we continue to stay in here,
we will do nothing.
Rear, okay.
Signal, okay.
The train has just left.
Watch out! It's slippery.
You like to see trains?
There'll be no other
train before sunset.
Are you coming to grandparent's house for the holiday season?
I'm going to study in primary school.
First grade, huh?
Be careful!
I hope it won't snow.
No need for a snowplow tonight.
Yeah.
I'll be going to Horomai.
To see Oto?
Mr. Sato.
He's a Stationmaster.
He used to be a great engineer. Respect him.
What are you doing? The train will start leaving.
What are you shooting?
That steam engine is very rare!
We will not see it soon.
Take mine.
Keep it as a souvenir
They don't have to take pictures.
Be confidet, it's valuable!
Some people came a long way to see it.
Then why abandon the Horomai line?
Because it doesn't pay anymore.
Shall we go slowly after the express?
There may be deer on the track.
Be careful.
I'll return tomorrow.
I understand.
Start.
Stationmaster, this line has been
losing money for years.
No passengers during high school vacation.
They could've abandoned it long ago.
It can kept until now
because it made profit before.
You were born in Horomai.
Don't you remember it had its heyday?
It hauled coal...
Coal from the Horomai mines.
The town was booming then.
Is the company waiting for Oto's retirement
so that the line will be closed this year?
So you think the company has a human touch?
They don't care about it.
My age limit is next autumn.
But you'll be a director at the Tomamu Hotel.
It's no secret at Biyoro.
Not decided yet.
A hotel tycoon hires me.
Same as before...
dressed in a dark suit, bowing to customers.
You and Oto are
typical railroaders.
Poppo! Start! Poppo!
What's that?
Imitating Stationmaster Sato's war cry.
Six minutes late.
Oto's on the platform.
Blow the horn.
He's been standing in the cold.
Outside temperature is below zero.
He's a railroad hero.
That's a real railroader.
He wouldn't work in a dark suit...
...at a resort hotel. He's proud.
Horomai, Horomai.
Hello.
Welcome back.
It's you, Senji!
Happy New Year!
You came here for greetings?
You could've phoned me first.
But you've got no place to go.
You pity me?
Thanks.
Six minutes late.
Need to return back immediately.
Any passengers?
None.
Here you are.
Shall we go?
Yes.
Thanks for the treat.
Senji, you've gained a little weight.
Blame the holiday food.
New year's food from my wife.
Thanks. Is she fine?
As usual.
I'll send off the train.
Shizue! Did you wake up?
My man?
He's still on duty at the station.
Nobody to replace him.
He'll take the last train.
He's a man like that.
Indeed.
He's true to his job. He loves the railroad.
He's a real...
railroader.
Ridiculous!
How can you be so mean to your wife?
Shut up.
Even if you were on duty, you could have come.
Poor Shizue!
Oto.
Why?
Why don't you cry?
Cry for her.
I'm a railroader.
Her death is a private matter. So I cannot cry.
"Wave the flag when you want to fight"
"Sound a whistle when you want to cry"
"Cry your lungs out when you want to yell..."
This is the railroader.
Your work is on time. Tough work.
No.
I'm finished. I'll take a shower and drink.
Really?
But you have to work until the last train everyday,
you are very tough.
Not at all.
Be careful.
What's happened?
I go right now.
What's that?
A lost article.
It's very old.
Yeah.
Kids would play with it nowadays?
What?
Just a cup.
I cannot. I'll drink after the last train.
Then, eat some New Year's food.
Fine. Fine.
Even your letters are rigid.
What?
"Lost articles: A doll"
At last you're off duty. It's New Year's Day.
How many years since your wife died?
How many years? Only two years.
Come here.
Thanks for the food.
Just a little.
Happy New Year!
Since my wife died...
I haven't made a New Year's feast.
Didn't the restaurant owner bring the food?
Toshi's new Italian restaurant in Biyoro will open this year.
They're so busy.
Will they leave?
They have only one customer in three days.
This kind of business will not be continuing.
You'll be more lonely.
No.
This town still has an old people living here.
I won't be lonely.
Oto...
What?
I'll start working at the Tomamu resort in spring next year.
Tomamu resort?
Across two mountains. On the Sekisho Line.
They're building four big hotels, thirty floors each.
Ski in winter, boating and golf in summer...
Attract a lots of tourists to go over there.
Why don't you work there with me?
You'll retire from rail service.
I can squeeze you in the staff.
Senji.
You don't have to squeeze me in.
Thanks for your help.
Oto, Why not?
I'm not used to even riding an escalator.
But you're an engineer.
No.
All I know is railroading, nothing else.
I learned from experience.
I'm not fit for another job.
Senji.
What?
I told you on the New Year card.
I hear your son Hideo tried to help me.
He couldn't.
He's a college graduate...
so he'll get promotions.
But he's not in a position to help you yet.
Good.
I thought if he could come with me to see you...
but he'll be on duty tomorrow.
His wife and his baby are staying there also.
So give up.
Your grandson, you love it?
Of course I do.
Senji.
Will your son make a railroader out of your grandson too?
Then he will be the third generation.
I don't know.
Our family is only the second generation.
Is it born?
My wife?
You're sweating. Wipe your sweat.
Senji, you wipe your sweat too.
Don't be shy.
No, thanks.
It's born?
Very good.
Congratulations! Mr. Oto.
I'm happy.
Congratulations!
For your promotion and childbirth.
I'm really happy.
But Shizue isn't young.
Childbirth is hard work.
A boy or a girl?
A girl.
Are you okay?
You see her?
She can't become railroader...
Stupid...
"Yukiko"?
Her name is Yukiko.
She is as beautiful as the snow.
Ryoko, your home is so far.
Have another cup and warm yourself, then go.
My home is near.
It's delicious. Please give me another cup.
Nice compliment.
It's not that. It's really tasty.
It makes me a good memory on this trip.
Thank you.
Yukiko's crying. Is she all right?
No problem. All babies crying will grow healthy.
One cup more?
No. I still have some.
What's happened?
Husband! Husband!
You come to the hospital later.
If someone can replace me.
Senji arranged a taxi that's waiting for you at Biyoro.
Go ahead!
Rear, okay.
Signal, okay.
Hello?
Shizue, how?
Why is this so?
Shizue!
Hello?
Horomai! Horomai!
Six minutes late.
My condolences, Stationmaster.
Your baby's dead.
But you came to see her, waving the flag.
No way! I'm a railroader.
What else can I do?
Who else would wave the train signals?
Or line the switch?
Your baby...
She's back only when she's as cold as snow.
Sad time, angry time.
Sounding the siren, grit your teeth, clenched...
Yeah, the last train left.
Oto, drink and sing together!
It tastes good! And drink with you...
What will you do?
Don't ignore my question every time.
Since you are alone, I worry.
As your old friend, I should be.
That's why I'm worried.
You must give me the answer today.
Otherwise, I won't go home.
I'm not asking you to.
Not again!
What'll you do?
Tell me exactly.
I'll do nothing.
Mr. Otomatsu Sato! Come on!
Forget it, Senji.
Forget it?
I can't.
You won't be able to live here after you quit.
Where do you plan to live?
You tell me that.
Yukiko died here.
My wife too.
But you'll have to leave.
What'll you do?
In old days, they had a mine and five thousand people lived here.
Now, only 200 old people are left.
When you live alone, what if something happens?
I know you're secretly sick.
So that's why I ask you to have a plan.
Don't worry. Let me worry about myself.
That's that.
I am worried.
I'm going to get a new job after the age limit.
But unless you do the same,
I won't be happy with it.
Senji! Are you sleeping?
Help me.
Help me once again.
Oto, let's be together.
Stay near me.
Senji.
- Oto. - What's wrong?
I inhaled gas!
Senji, wait till we get out!
Senji!
Senji! Senji!
Senji! Senji! Senji! Senji...
Oto...
Senji.
Oto.
I want to work with you forever.
When I work at the Tomamu Resort,
I'll find you a suitable job.
Senji...
I...
I'm useless off the railroad.
An engineer, you can do anything.
I'm stubborn, like my old man.
He was my hero, so I joined the railroad.
We were linked somewhere on the same track.
Tracks can bend too.
Senji, do you remember?
When our union had a strike and...
stopped all trains,
Yes. We did.
I can't bend.
Not anymore.
Not at my age.
"Horomai River..."
"Group office, come on!"
"Steady stream"
"Young oaths friendship forever"
"Passed the test, the sound loud and clear"
"Proud in his hometown"
Very good, very good.
After we take the kids,
we'll continue the strike.
Those kids are going far from their parents.
All we can do is take them to Tokyo safely.
Right.
We are internationalists.
Let us try it.
Waving a red flag in front of the inauguration, then they'd lose their jobs.
Let's pray for the success of...
The boys and girls who'll work in outside! Long lives!
Long lives!
Blow the whistle!
Let them hear the sound!
Stationmaster! Stationmaster.
So late! What do you want?
My doll is missing.
Are you her sister?
Wait for a moment. I'll turn on the light.
That one?
Yes.
She will cry without a doll.
She really loves the doll.
I don't know you. Where do you live?
Near the shrine. I'm Sato.
But there are lots of Satos in town.
Me too.
Near the shrine?
Isa's daughter?
Or Torao's?
We came to my grandpa's house.
Don't walk alone at night.
Although no bears will come out...
you might slip or fall in a ditch.
I'll take you back home.
Never mind.
Why?
It's not far.
And the moon is bright.
How old are you?
Twelve.
Junior high school? You have long legs.
Primary, grade six.
Next year I will go to high school.
Really?
Stationmaster, Restroom.
A leak?
Stationmaster, I'm afraid. Will you escort me?
All right. You follow me.
It's there.
Nothing to fear.
What's wrong?
I'm scared. Please stay here.
Alright.
Promise.
I promise.
Welcome.
For your daughter?
How about this?
Handmade. It's valuable.
A doll for a newborn baby?
Oto's hasty.
It's his first time being a father, so exciting.
To avoid getting cold, I'll make a dress for her.
Putting into the eyes cannot get hurt.
Your father...you see, you see.
Thank you, Stationmaster.
Not at all. Want a hot drink?
Near the stove.
A friend of mine. He's a walrus
A sleeping fatso!
Stationmaster, sleepy?
No. It's hot.
Thank you.
Too late. Your family must be worried.
I'll take you home after finishing the drink.
You drink also?
I don't drink.
Stationmaster, close your eyes.
Close my eyes?
A surprise.
If I close my eyes? Really?
Nothing happens.
What did you do?!
I kissed you! I kissed you!
No joking.
I'll be back tomorrow. Bye!
Be careful.
What are you doing?
Nothing.
She came for this, but forgot to take it.
I want to take it back.
She lives near the shrine. Name's Sato.
A child?
Yes, a girl.
What time is it?
Midnight - one o'clock
You had a dream?
No. Children living in city will sleep in late.
Maybe Snow Girl.
If I kissed by Snow Girl, I'd be frozen.
Kiss?
Was she really there?
Hey!
Oto, are you sure it was a girl who kissed you?
Nothing.
Wasn't it her mother or grandma?
Anyway, it's a kiss.
Get out.
Really.
Senji, sleep here.
You still keep those things we used long ago?
Good old days!
It still smells like...
The smell of rust and coal.
No. The smell of mold on an old station.
My eyelids and hands were dark with coal dust.
I thought they'd never be clean.
But somehow or other, as time passed, they got clean.
They got clean and tamed.
They used to knock down guys in a fight.
It was long ago. Forget the past.
Don't be smart!
Dad!
Stop!
It's no fun to push a drunk around, stop it.
Shut up, railroader! None of your business!
Damn Communists!
What?!
You regular workers easily go on strike.
It's us temporary workers who lose our job for it.
Shut up!
Don't look down our immigrant miners.
They break strike and shorten the life of a mine.
I came from the south thinking
I could work here till I die.
But the mine's closed now.
Because of you lazy workers!
Watch your tongue! Don't push your luck!
You can't talk to us like that!
Stop! Don't bully him!
He's alone.
So you want to fight for him?
Interesting! Let's get out!
Let's get out!
Stop it! Sit down, everybody!
Stand up only when you pay your bills.
I'll buy your drinks tonight.
Drink, drink, and relax.
Stationmaster, excuse me!
I'll wave neither the Red Flag nor the Rising Sun.
I'll wave my own flag of sake.
Sonny, what kind of food do you want?
A bowl of chicken and eggs? Or pork and rice?
Alright, I'll make it for you.
This way.
It hurts!
He could stay here...
but he'll have work tomorrow.
His barracks isn't far.
Take care.
White is white flower.
It open at night...lalala.
Can you walk alone?
Try to walk alone.
Come on!
Dad!
Hey! Don't sleep! Stay awake!
Don't worry, kid.
He's strong.
It's cold tonight.
Let's throw snowballs.
You're home!
Your mom?
Only Dad and I came from Kyushu.
Mom left home with my sister...
So I must take care of him.
Bring sake! Sake and a basin!
A basin!
When your dad is back, eat with him.
For him from the restaurant.
How's it going?
It really isn't easy.
I told Toshi we'd have a feast.
Shall I order food from the restaurant?
Don't lie to kids.
Can I tell Toshi our idea tonight?
That we want to adopt him. The sooner, the better.
I see.
He'll succeed you.
But...
Railroaders and miners are alike.
They aren't good jobs.
Still, you want him to be a railroader. It's in your eyes.
No joking.
What are you doing?
Auntie cooked it all.
Eat your share.
It's delicious. Shall I cut the cake?
I'll make some tea.
Auntie, are you all right?
Toshi needs a "mother" to take care of him.
I must go to the hospital, so I can't stay home.
I'll give him up.
I'll take care of him anyway.
Whether I adopt him, or what he will be...
is for us to decide, after discussing it.
I think it's our fate.
I talked with my husband.
We'll help you...
so please adopt him as your child.
I said one bottle of milk is enough.
An old woman needs two for her bones.
My bones? Look at me.
I'm younger than you.
I needn't do that.
Toshi's passport?
Where in Italy?
Oto, how many times must I tell you?
Bologna.
Bologna...
I'll learn cooking at school.
How long?
It depends.
He's smart. He'll learn quickly.
So, Oto, he'll be away for years.
As I told you, I adopted him.
I'm old. Anything can happen.
Toshi won't leave me.
Congratulations, Toshi! It's your chance. Try hard.
I'm sorry to disturb you.
It's your son's leap into the world.
These words will make him worried.
Congratulations, Toshi! It's your chance. Try hard.
After I leave, please take care of Granny.
"Granny," huh?
His passport.
He's wearing a tie. Looks great.
Thanks to the teacher.
We must thank her.
Thank for your help.
Thank you.
No thanks! Italian cuisine is good.
So are your lunches.
But lunches are common.
Italian food will be popular.
Yes. Let's have a toast.
We don't have wine, but sake will do.
Sake during the day?
I hear, in Italy, even kids drinks wine.
What do you mean?
The first lesson in Italian food for you all.
Stationmaster, drink to the future Italian chef.
Your passport.
Let me pour.
Toshi, try hard. Cheers!
Cheers!
Oto, your wife must be worried too.
So is my wife.
She asked me that I must convince you this time by all means.
Maybe she is too forward,
but she is trying to find nice apartment in Tomamu for you.
Oto.
Senji.
Good morning.
How's your restaurant?
I want to catch the opening at Winterlude.
What did you name it?
Well?
Hi, Toshi!
The Biyoro stationmaster will patronize you.
But you must name it as fast as possible.
Granny suggested we keep it a secret
'till it's ready, but...
I'll tell you.
It's "Locomotiva".
What it mean?
A locomotive in Italian means "Train".
Granny likes it.
Then we must celebrate to you.
No, no.
Stationmaster and Auntie have always been kind to us.
Don't mention it.
It's great.
I'll present a big wreath to celebrate the opening.
Please consider what I said last night again.
Please leave me alone.
What'll happen to this engine?
You see how many years old it is?
Built in 1957.
We were feeding coal to the steamers back then.
Will it be scrap?
Yes...or maybe it'll go to a museum or a park.
Maybe someone is willing to collect it.
Won't they put me in a museum, too?
Wait for your answer later.
Signal, okay.
Start!
Rear, okay.
Hello. Horomai Station.
This is Sapporo Headquarters. Please hold the line.
Hello. Happy New Year! This is Hideo.
Hideo? Happy New Year!
No. You're part of management now. Don't say that!
Your father returned to Biyoro already.
I couldn't go to see you yesterday.
I'm sorry.
That's all right.
My father said you aren't worried.
But I'm trying to find you a railroad job.
Only it isn't easy.
Hideo,
don't worry about me.
Your Uncle...
I believed my father's saying and practiced it.
He said, "Steam engines will rebuild this country after the war".
"To start over."
And then, I...
became an engineman.
Now I'm going to end my career as a railroader.
No regrets.
Hideo.
Thanks for your help.
Don't use the phone for things like this.
Hang up.
Wait! Uncle, wait for a moment
What happened?
Here's news for you.
The Horomai Line will be closed earlier than planned...
at the end of the term...
At the end of March.
You'll be notified later this week,
But I wanted to let you know first.
I'm sorry. It's bad news.
Thanks.
Hideo, you are very careful.
Uncle, I'm extremely grateful to you.
I'll keep trying my best to work.
Even when it is snowing or raining...
You are always watching over us.
I can't explain well.
Thanks to Uncle, I could do my best.
Hideo.
Besides my train...
You're a railroader, a member of the staff.
You should have a lot of work.
Try your best.
Thank you.
What is it?
I was right.
What?
A baby.
Ah?
Our baby.
The doctor said so.
Really?
True?
Two and a half months.
Husband...it's been seventeen years!
Don't let people to see us, I am still working.
It doesn't matter.
No.
Really...really I don't understand you.
If you're happy, say so.
Stop it.
No! Look at me
Say, "You're great!"
Never say this!
But I was very hard.
I've always felt indebted to you.
Because I couldn't give you a baby... I have felt very guilty.
For 17 years...
I thought God was mean to me.
As I saw Hideo, my heart pained.
I never blamed you.
You did.
I didn't.
You did!
You blamed me!
Blame me!
You blamed me!
Blamed me...
You see.
Hello, Stationmaster!
You are another sister of the girl's?
How do you know?
Of course. It's the third time.
My sister troubled you last night.
I'm sorry, Stationmaster.
No. I enjoyed her company.
Go in.
Please.
Thank you.
Her doll is there.
Are you back to your grandfather's home?
Yes.
Is your mother Yoshie at Enjo Temple?
I look like her?
Oh?
Your uniform looks like that of old Biyoro High School.
But they wear track suits now.
Some uniforms look alike.
You look like Yoshie as a high school student.
Then I'll serve you.
I made it a while ago for the trainmen.
I don't know if it's good.
Eat it.
I feel fine now that I found out.
I was wondering whose daughters they were.
Who could be old and pretty enough to be your mother? Yoshie.
Your mother was the best.
Studied hard. She was the leader of students at Biyoro High School.
The priest must be glad...
to live with three pretty granddaughters.
What? A Stationmaster in the countryside is rare?
No. Your uniform is wonderful.
This one?
I have a new one.
But I prefer this.
I have interest in railroads.
I'm in the railfan club at school.
You like it?
Few girls do, but...
Look.
I don't see these old ticket-servers anymore, it is valuable!
Other stations are not.
I'll show you something.
Come here.
Great!
A D-51 engine plate!
It's worth three hundred thousand!
A C-26 pressure gauge!
Take anything you like.
Really? Anything?
Even that D-51 plate?
Sure.
The priest, your grandpa, is always kind to me.
I will donate, too.
Wonderful!
Even the old signs are worth a lot.
A diesel engine whistle?
A D-51 Whistle!
What a collection! It's good...
It's ready.
Please try it.
I'll eat with you.
Thank you.
Then I'll eat.
Please.
It's sweet!
Good?
I am making some tea. Please sit a moment.
I will bring you back to the temple. It isn't far
You look nice!
This one...
I had a girl.
She died.
It was our fault.
We let her sleep in the wind.
So she caught a cold.
We should've taken her to the hospital quickly.
The Horomai Line will be closed.
What'll happen after it closed?
It'll be gone.
The station? The track? This building?
They'll be gone.
Gone?
It'll turn to wilderness like it once was.
Wilderness...
Back to the barren fields before the railroad came.
They'll forget it was here.
Sad?
I have no regrets.
There's nothing I can do.
Memories will remain...
They're happy memories...
Well, we talked a lot tonight.
The train's coming.
I'll take you home later after finishing my work.
Have a good rest.
It's getting colder.
Put this on, don't get cold.
Senji is waiting for you over there.
The hospital's open for you. Don't worry.
- Dear. - What?
I'd planned to take care of you for the rest of your life, but...
I guess not.
What are you talking about? You'll get well quickly.
That worries me.
Stationmaster, can I get started?
Start!
Rear, okay.
Signal, okay.
Cold, isn't it?
Here's some hotchpotch. It'll warm you
Ah? What?
It's a treat. Did you make it?
I used the food in your fridge. I'm sorry.
It's fine.
You made this all so quickly?
Can I use this?
Sure. It belonged to my late wife. Please use it.
I'm surprised.
You're a good cooker.
Want some beer?
You know how to cook food without wasting it.
You'll be a good wife.
- Please. - Thank you.
A little bit...thank you!
It's like magic.
My hope was marring with a railroader.
I must learn how to make meals quickly.
No, you're qualified.
Then I'll eat.
Thank you.
Good?
Good
I feel my heart is full of emotion.
Why?
I'm a lucky man.
I did what I wanted to do,
even though my wife and daughter were dead.
Eeverybody around is kind to me.
I'm really happy.
Really?
Yes, I mean it.
I can die any moment now.
It's really delicious.
Wait a moment please.
Hello.
Happy New Year, priest!
Your granddaughter is here.
She's really lovely.
She even cooked for me.
What?
That's right.
OK. Goodbye.
Can such a thing happen?
You are Yukiko?
Yukiko.
Why did you lie to me?
Because you might be afraid.
I'm sorry.
Why would I be afraid?
What father...would be afraid of his daughter?
I'm sorry, father!
You came here yesterday...
to show me how you'd have grown up, if you hadn't died.
You let me notice you in day time.
You came again at night and showed me growing up.
Now, you are dressing in a high school uniform.
Seventeen years!
You showed me how you'd grow up in seventeen years.
You showed it to me?
Because my father had nothing good in his life.
I died without giving you anything to please.
So...
This doll is...
the one your mother put in your coffin.
Yes, I treasured it.
You bought it for me at Biyoro.
Mother made a vest for it.
That's right.
But...
Dad...
when you died...
I swept the snow off the platform.
I wrote a report on this desk:
"All correct today"
Because Dad is a railroader. What else could I do?
Yukiko didn't mind it at all.
I'm sorry.
Thank you, Dad
I'm happy.
"All correct today"
Put him inside.
Poor Oto!
He died content...
on the snow-covered platform.
I'll run it.
Stationmaster?
Don't worry.
I ran steam and diesel engines for twenty years.
I'm better at it than you.
They wouldn't like to see me do it.
You pretended not to see it.
Oto, I'll see you only in dreams from now on.
Let's give this old thing its last drive together.
Start!
Stationmaster.
The sound of the horn touches my heart.
Although the "bullet" train's horn sounds good,
the diesel horn sounds better.
For no reason...
But it can really touch my heart.
Not yet.
Our railroaders still have work to do.