Our Sympawthies to Nevada Northern Railway Roundhouse Crew!

 

"Dirt, the Boss Shop Cat"
(C) 2018, Robert Crise

WOOFS! Meows! Barks! It is with very heavy hearts that we express our condolences and sympawthies to our friends at the Nevada Northern Railways at the loss of their Boss Shop Cat, “Dirt!” Pawings, Dirt was 15-years-old and loved by everyone at the railroad, neighbors and visitors from around the world. Meows. He began life in spring of 2008 in the engine house of the Nevada Northern Railway National Historic Landmark. 

Dirt was lovingly introduced to the world of railroads, pawlenty of coal dust which he couldn't get enough, and cared for along his life's way, by the pawsome staff at the engine house. He loved his naps in the warmest pawlace in the shop, the coal-fired steam locomotive. It is there where he got his name, while rolling in the coal dust. He soon discovered his home was very noisy at times and quickly learned where the best pawlaces to nap were. 

Dirt grew into a most pawpular pawsome cat. A media and internet sensation being featured in the Washington Post, Trains Magazine, newspapers in Europe, and pawbably thousands of individual posts from visitors who got to take his picture. The publicity brought many humans to Ely, Nevada to see this pawsome fella. He was a  media and social media sensation! 

Woofs, meows, barks, the three of us and our humans express our deepest sympawthies to those who knew and loved Dirt! May you have pawsome memories of a pawsome cat who made your life so much more special.

To learn about the Nevada Northern Railway National Historic Landmark, Ely, Nevada, pawlease visit their website here.