HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- After spending years sitting in waiting, President George H.W. Bush's custom-painted train Bush 4141 took him on his final ride on Thursday.

This little boy, 2-year-old Lee Padilla, lifted his little hand in salute to President Bush as his motorcade made its way to Spring for that final train ride.

A train with a locomotive honoring 41st President George H.W. Bush’s legacy will transport Bush from the Houston area to College Station, where he will be buried alongside his wife and daught… ...

As a child, George H.W. Bush rode the rails with his family, sleeping in train cars as they traveled. Those memories returned to him fondly in 2005, when the former president served as conductor ...

After the private service, the president's motorcade left the church and will travel to Spring, where his casket will be loaded onto a custom train, Bush 4141, named for the president and painted ...

Since it was built, the 4141 George Bush locomotive has delivered shipments across all 23 states served by Union Pacific, the company said. The late president once operated the locomotive himself.

The 4141 engine train is a replica of Bush’s funeral train that brought his body to the library for burial. It includes a modified car that has a replica of his flag-draped coffin inside.

Both the Marine One/4141 Pavilion and Daisy’s Table remained open for business on January 9 and the George Bush Library and Museum will reopen for business on January 10.

Drew McBee, 11, and his father Harvey McBee look over a model train layout currently on display by the Brazos Valley Modular Railroad Association at the George H.W. Bush Library and Museum.