Whistle stop
Col. Richard Klumpp, Jr., 71st Flying Training Wing commander discusses the Vance Air Force Base mission at a scheduled stop in Hennessey, Okla. Tuesday during a ride on the Union Pacific "Oklahoma Centennial Sooner Rocket." More than 80 Team Vance members took the historic trip with other military and family members from Tinker AFB and Ft. Sill in celebration of the Oklahoma Centennial and in remembrance of Sept. 11, 2001. The train also made scheduled stops in Kingfisher and El Reno, where town officials and community members turned out to welcome the train and its special passengers. Steam Engine 844 was the last of the steam locomotives built for the Union Pacific Railroad in 1944 and weighs more than 1,000,000 pounds. It was the first time in more than 50 years that a steam engine operated on the Rock Island railroad tracks. (US Air Force photo/Bob Farrell)