In December, 15 near the railway station of Khrystynivka train station engine ER 773-06 was set on the pedestal. That day it was impossible to find out from where this engine came to Khrystynivka. After searching in the Internet, it was reported on a site that captures all surviving steam locomotives in the CIS, Baltic States and Mongolia, that most likely this engine of production in 1952 was in the condition of non-use in Zwetkow depot.

Despite of long-awaited and joyful event, Khrystynivka skeptics have already managed to express their views, that this locomotive will soon be the only engine reminding about Khrystynivka station.

Khrystynivka appeared as a railroad town with the commissioning of several tracks. Then a reversible locomotive depot was built and Khrystynivka became an important transportation center. Its economic importance increased, and this, in its turn, contributed to the increase of population.

Gradually diesel locomotives began to replace steam engines, which were more economical and powerful. But Khrystynivka depot remained on locomotive traction. Steam engines were still used prior to 1967-1968 years.

Veterans say that each engine was maintained by certain locomotive crews - three in each one. And interestingly, each engine had its special whistle, which is supposedly similar to any other, but each locomotive crew could accurately identify the whistling sound of its own engine.

Steam engine whistles have sounded over Khrystynivka for no more. Will the whistling sounds of steam engines stop in few years, preserving this engine on a pedestal as the only reminder of the railway station, train station and railroad tracks?