The last steam train built for the Union Pacific Railroad charges into the old Rock Island Depot to cheers from more than 200 spectators. The No. 844 steam locomotive, which has been renamed “The Oklahoma Centennial Sooner Rocket,” spent Wednesday parked in El Reno as crowds flocked to look it over. The engine was set head further south Thursday morning. For more information, check out the Union Pacific site.

The preliminary stages of environmental damage assessments are under way for an excursion train project that could be located at the old Rock Island diesel shop

Saying their backs were against the wall, Canadian County commissioners Monday approved a $118,838 bid for a new county phone system despite voicing concerns the price tag was too high.