Lonesome Whistle

by Vauclains Understudy
Orphaned filly Gallow Drop finds her friendship with locomotive engineer Ironside strained to the breaking point after an incident on the railway.

Orphaned in a train wreck, young Gallow Drop finds comfort in the friendship of the Mane 7 and an engineer named Ironside. But as events unfold, this friendship will be strained to its breaking point. Will Gallow and Ironside find a way to mend the bonds that once held them together, or will their self-destructive tendencies prove to be their undoing? Note: this story contains technical explanations of locomotive technology and various references to the human world.

Teen
Complete
Human
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
Dark
Comedy
 
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72572 words: Estimated about 6 hours to read
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39 Chapters:

  1. Morning Routine 2014-07-29 03:44:15 UTC
    1092
  2. Gallow Drop 2014-07-29 03:45:41 UTC
    1179
  3. A Sickening Crunch 2014-07-29 03:48:21 UTC
    1316
  4. Reunion 2014-07-29 03:50:10 UTC
    1336
  5. Welcome to Ponyville! 2014-07-29 03:51:21 UTC
    1365
  6. Royal Recollections 2014-07-29 03:52:43 UTC
    1659
  7. Alexander & Cecilia 2014-07-29 03:54:30 UTC
    1698
  8. The Rail Gang 2014-07-29 03:56:02 UTC
    2074
  9. Brakes Down 2014-07-29 03:58:28 UTC
    2003
  10. Change of Plans 2014-07-29 04:00:10 UTC
    1646
  11. Reading Up On It 2014-07-29 04:01:35 UTC
    1551
  12. The Rail-Kiosk (A Day with Pinkie) 2014-07-29 04:02:55 UTC
    1416
  13. Test Drive 2014-07-29 04:03:53 UTC
    1507
  14. A Special Coach 2014-07-29 04:05:51 UTC
    1857
  15. "And Now For Something Completely Different..." 2014-07-29 04:24:42 UTC
    1404
  16. Blitz and Sunshine 2014-07-29 04:26:27 UTC
    1567
  17. Santa Fe 1015 2014-07-29 04:28:22 UTC
    1936
  18. Rather Unexpected 2014-07-29 04:29:54 UTC
    1718
  19. Leaking the Truth 2014-07-29 04:31:35 UTC
    1400
  20. A Horrid Mistake 2014-07-29 04:32:39 UTC
    1788
  21. Deported 2014-07-29 04:33:38 UTC
    1462
  22. Forgiving? 2014-07-29 04:34:37 UTC
    1512
  23. Mudhen 2014-07-29 04:35:54 UTC
    1609
  24. The Silverton Train 2014-07-29 04:36:53 UTC
    1967
  25. Der Alptraum (The Nightmare) 2014-07-29 04:38:03 UTC
    2718
  26. Missing You 2014-07-29 04:39:00 UTC
    1399
  27. Cutie Mark Crusader Engineers, Yay! Take 2 2014-07-29 04:40:26 UTC
    1917
  28. Resolution 2014-07-29 04:41:29 UTC
    2007
  29. Triple Departure 2014-07-29 04:42:27 UTC
    2147
  30. Rough Weather 2014-07-29 04:43:24 UTC
    2091
  31. Light in the Dark 2014-07-29 04:44:27 UTC
    2078
  32. Huckleberry 2014-07-29 04:45:33 UTC
    2109
  33. Hell on Wheels 2014-07-29 04:46:32 UTC
    2514
  34. Dark Matters 2014-07-29 04:48:50 UTC
    2581
  35. Das Begräbnis des Lokführers (The Engineer’s Funeral) 2014-07-29 04:50:37 UTC
    3095
  36. Recovery 2014-07-29 04:51:30 UTC
    2204
  37. Reunion, Part 2 2014-07-29 04:53:03 UTC
    2660
  38. Reunion, Part 3 2014-07-29 04:54:03 UTC
    2063
  39. Epilogue 2014-07-29 04:55:17 UTC
    2927