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THEIR IS NO THOUGHT AND CAREFUL PLANNING BEHIND THIS ILLUSTRATION. IT IS SIMPLY AN IMAGE AND NOTHING MORE. 
THERE'S A CHAIR OR TWO, A COUPLE OF WINDOW FRAMES THAT WOULD LOOK GOOD ON ANOTHER WINDOW IN SOME OTHER SCENE. SIGNS ABOUT A SALE, AN ESTATE SALE. THERE ARE OLD FLOWER POTS, SOME BRAND NEW WHILE OTHERS HAVE TRACES OF OLD SOIL AND DIRT FROM GARDENS OF THE PAST. AND AMONG THE ITEMS SCHEDULED TO BE SOLD, A FEW BARS OF GOLD, OLD MEMORIES OF ANOTHER TIME BUT NOT ANOTHER PLACE. THE PLACE WHERE IT ALL HAPPENED, NO LONGER NEEDED, IT HAS GROWN TOO OLD. IT WILL BE SOLD. AND SO IT WAS AND SO IT GOES, TIME AND AGAIN, DAY AFTER DAY, UNCLES AND AUNTS PERSONAL ITEMS, NO LONGER NEEDED, NOT OUTGROWN, JUST NO LONGER NEEDED. THE AUNT USUALLY GOES LAST.
THE CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE, ST. PAUL AND PACIFIC RAILROAD was one of the many railroads that helped America become a great nation. The passenger train in this photo is the MILWAUKEE ROAD's SOUTHWEST LIMITED, NUMBER 26; it provided passenger service from Chicago, Illinois to Kansas City, Missouri. The depot, located at Chillicothe, Missouri, is no longer standing. The bricks from the platform were, according to those who know, carried off one at a time by those who had fond memories of the train. Like most of the Milwaukee trains in the midwest, it was a deep orange with red trim and had the antiquated arched windows that added to its charm. Smoking lounges were provided in the restroom areas. The Southwest Limited made its last trip in April of 1958. 
