Now there are five bronze sculptures of trains along the Mary Black Rail Trail. One was the Glendale Trolley which used to go downtown from near my house. GE 44 "The Dummy" carried cotton and textiles. The Clinchfield Caboose was famous for the Santa Claus Special which hauled out gifts to kids living along the route. The Big 6 ran from Spartanburg to Greenwood and was powered by electricity. The J Class 611, Norfolk and Western Steam Engine reached speeds up to 100 miles per hour.
Today there is the intoxicating aroma of barbeque pig mingling with the mimosa and magnolia along the trail. Boofa enjoys the Dog Park along with Caleb, the German Shepherd (trained by a New York Policeman), Sophia, the white Yellow Lab just 7 months old and the champion of catching and retrieving tennis balls, Abby, a chow mix with short legs rescued from a shelter in Colorado and Homer, a Golden Retriever, who, inspite of her name, is a girl. Caleb's owner is very knowledgeable about canines. She wears gem studded turtle earrings. A young Asian girl is the owner of Abby and Sophia and a middle aged couple bring Homer.
There are 14 new maple trees planted along the trail behind the "Y", where the new building is now open.
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