“Best Seats in the House”
20" x 30", Acrylic on Canvas, 2009
John Jeppesen Collection
It was the post war 1940s and rural communities still largely relied on railroads for connection
to the rest of the country. Trains with churning rods, chuffing exhausts, billowing smoke,
hissing steam and soulful whistles fascinated both young and old. Children and adults
sometimes visited train depots as a diversion. On this early fall day six young visitors and a
canine friend find plenty of action at the Soo Line depot in Kensal, ND. There is a way freight
being switched, a westbound passenger train arriving, a momentary conflict between an iron
horse and a local horse over whistle noise and the kids and dog have the best seats in the
house.
20" x 30", Acrylic on Canvas, 2009
John Jeppesen Collection
It was the post war 1940s and rural communities still largely relied on railroads for connection
to the rest of the country. Trains with churning rods, chuffing exhausts, billowing smoke,
hissing steam and soulful whistles fascinated both young and old. Children and adults
sometimes visited train depots as a diversion. On this early fall day six young visitors and a
canine friend find plenty of action at the Soo Line depot in Kensal, ND. There is a way freight
being switched, a westbound passenger train arriving, a momentary conflict between an iron
horse and a local horse over whistle noise and the kids and dog have the best seats in the
house.
