texas a & m originally was a military college and one reason the president while still in office in 1990 chose it for his library. there are 2400 cadets here still enrolled. many aspire to his values of duty, honor, and service. there are a lot of things you can emulate from president george bush. we hope to really carry on the traditions of showing the utmost respect to tradition and everything that he stands for. the funeral train will leave houston around 1:00 p.m. 70 miles, eight cities, no stops but it will go slow enough for those who line the route to see the casket. the size the sides are plexiglas. push planned his own funeral. he went to war in a train. he wanted his last trip to be in a train to college station. the casket will be met by
the casket. then will make a short drive here. the navy will have a 21 jet flyover. then, of course, a third jet and that missing man maneuver will head towards the heaven. the family disappear in an area behind me with sycamores and oaks. the burial area where the president will be buried alongside barbara and of course their daughter robin who died of leukemia at age 3. you will hear that final 3 voluntarily shot. his legacy will live on here at the university and the library. guys, bark to you. ainsley: he is finally home. steve: live in college station. i love the idea of the train that looks like the 747. bush 41, 41. the union park. union pacific back in 2005, 2006 decided to do this dedicate you had to him. william mentioned the last time they had a funeral train was with dwight eisenhower when he was buried in 1969. i was there.
live from the presidential library in college station where the president will be buried today. hey, william. good morning, brian. imagine what an emotional roller coaster it has been for the bush family. anyone who lost anyone close knows you are trying to get through service in one peace. the national cathedral yesterday and then another service today at 10:00 a.m. in houston at saint martin s the eulogy delivered by former secretary of state james baker and the president s grandson george p. bush. following that service the funeral train will come here to college station. now, one of the reasons the president chose texas a&m as his final resting place it is founded as a military college. they still have many of the traditions here. we spoke to some of the 2400 cadets and they said they will be honored to be part of today s ceremony. there s a lot of things that you can emulate from president george bush. we hope to really carry on the traditions of showing
we had you as our president and as such a friend. his oldest grandson george prescott bush recalling fond memories. all the competitor each night he challenged all the grandkids to the coveted first asleep award. until he always made time to help others. he left a simple yet profound legacy to his children into this country. service. after the funeral, the last leg of the former president s journey was made by rail. only the eighth presidential funeral train and the first since dwight eisenhower. the custom-made union pacific locomotive is number 4141 for the 41st president and painted the same sky-blue as air force one. they train slowing down for thousands who came to pay their final respects as it carried his body some 70 miles to college station and his final resting spot as his presidential library where he was probably
place. he could be in arlington national cemetery but he is going to be at texas a&m which says a lot about his heart being a lot like the heart so that church service will be at 10:00 a.m. in houston. and following that, funeral train will leave from here at 1:00 p.m. it s about a 70-mile journey to college station it will go slow. no stopping but allow people along the route to see the train to say farewell. the sides of the car will be plexiglass so they can see the casket inside. recall another era, 25 million americans lined the route for president lincoln and the last funeral train was eisenhower in 196. the train will arrive here around 325 local time. the family will depart from the passenger cars. they will be met by a chorus