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When Bob Langdon’s stretched Suburban pulled onto Coulter Avenue Sunday, the former Boy Scouts transport vehicle had another 114 cars, trucks and motorcycles in tow – like a train. …
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When Bob Langdon’s stretched Suburban pulled onto Coulter Avenue Sunday, the former Boy Scouts transport vehicle had another 114 cars, trucks and motorcycles in tow – like a train.
Adorned with pro-Donald Trump political stickers and signs in the windows – even a life-size photograph of Trump mounted on cardboard – the bus-like 1982 Suburban includes a large “Trump Train” piece on both sides. For Langdon, 70, leading the caravan was a proud moment during the 2020 presidential campaign.
“We’ve had hundreds of people stop to take pictures [of the Suburban] at the house. And at the shop, we’ve had thousands of people stop to take pictures.”
Langdon owns Bob’s Auto, on the east side of town. He’s been showing his support for the candidate since long before Trump’s challenger was nominated. He’s had those that appreciate his passion for the current administration and others who don’t.
“I had a guy come in and say … you shouldn’t be mixing politics with your business. I told him, they’re both mine, so it don’t matter. I said I’m 70 and about ready to be done anyway.”
Langdon was hoping to slow down at this point in his career, but the “Trump train” has turned his 12-hour work days into 15-hour days, he said gleefully.
The caravan was a grass-roots effort, said Bob Ferguson, vice chair of the Park County Republican Party. “Everybody is going out to have a great time. And that’s really the main thing is to have this be a positive event for us, you know, for those people who want to support the president.”
Supporters sporadically waited at crossroads, in Ralston and through Cody as the caravan made its way to the Stampede Rodeo grounds. Langdon blared his horn at every turn, waving to those cheering and photographing the election cycle spectacle. In all, about 200 vehicles participated in the event, Ferguson said after reaching the end in the parking lot.
The event was sanctioned by the Republican Party, but other than appearances of local candidates, there were no speeches or official messages. Ferguson “raised a motion to do this about two weeks ago” after seeing caravans by automobiles and boats being advertised online.
“The turnout was fantastic. If you had a caravan for Joe Biden, it’d be four cars and six people on a Zoom meeting,” he quipped.
