Greene says the Topeka & Santa Fe station is a beloved fixture of Chicago , Kansas . He says the Chicago -to-L.A. Southwest Chief connects town to the nation . He says townfolk are seeking alternatives to moving the tracks . The whistle sounds , as it has since the 1800s , and it signals that men and women from large cities and small will be stopping , however briefly , in their town , at their station . Bob Greene : If the station closes , the world will go on , but town will lose symbol of place in Kansas .
Greene says the Topeka & Santa Fe station is a beloved fixture of Chicago , Kansas . He says the Chicago -to-L.A. Southwest Chief connects town to the nation . He says townfolk are seeking alternatives to moving the tracks . Bob Greene : If the station closes , the world will go on , but town will lose symbol of place in Kansas .