by Trainlover479
lol yah, Ha it felt so good doing some railroad work for the first time...and to hear from kyle we impressed everyone was a huge compliment!
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by steamer69
Anyone who can move 600lbs rail by hand should....lol. No you guys did real good. We need all the help we can get, and it's a good way to "earn" your war into the cab. Everyone has to do a little bit of everything. Track work, car work, operations....not enough of us for any of us to act "stuck up" about what we do. Know what I mean Vern? But yes, I hear you did real well. It was much appreciated. And as long as I don't get sick again, I hope to meet you up there again sometime soon.
Character is doing the right thing when nobody's looking. There are too many people who think that the only thing that's right is to get by, and the only thing that's wrong is to get caught. JC Watts
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to include tomato in a fruit salid.
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to include tomato in a fruit salid.
by Trainlover479
Hahaha your welcome! I didnt care if it was 8 degrees, it was accually really fun doing the work. The 2 best thing about working up there is i technicly have access to all the equipment, lol i could look inside the cabs of more locomotives than i do in a year there, and i can learn the basics of railroad jobs, for instance if you guys need to shufle cars from the siding, i could learn how to be a brakeman. Also i could learn how to be a conductor or anything.
by steamer69
Yup...we will train you how to do some stuff. Remember though, it takes time to learn it all, and time to get into the seat. I know you're chompin at the bit to run a little. You'll get there. Sooner than you think.
Character is doing the right thing when nobody's looking. There are too many people who think that the only thing that's right is to get by, and the only thing that's wrong is to get caught. JC Watts
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to include tomato in a fruit salid.
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to include tomato in a fruit salid.
by Trainlover479
lol well we can bring our MT-14 over and ride it on ur railroad, haha i could run that. lol
by steamer69
Why drag yours all the way up there when there are all ready a few motor cars on the property? If you wana drag it all the way, more power to you....but I bet if you call Jim he might let you take one of the ones there out for a spin.....
Character is doing the right thing when nobody's looking. There are too many people who think that the only thing that's right is to get by, and the only thing that's wrong is to get caught. JC Watts
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to include tomato in a fruit salid.
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to include tomato in a fruit salid.
by Trainlover479
Mabey because our's is Diesel, fully restored, and in the Sanford and Eastern Black, Red, and Gold Lettering Scheme. And because we want to give rides in it, it could pull all those green speeder flatcars u guys have, lol
by steamer69
Well, call Jim and knock youself out.
Character is doing the right thing when nobody's looking. There are too many people who think that the only thing that's right is to get by, and the only thing that's wrong is to get caught. JC Watts
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to include tomato in a fruit salid.
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to include tomato in a fruit salid.
by Trainlover479
lol we plan to get our speeder out of our lakehouse garage by June or hopefully earlier, so it will be awhile...haha.
by steamer69
Or you could just drive up real quick, and pull one out of the barn....or ask Frenchy.....
Character is doing the right thing when nobody's looking. There are too many people who think that the only thing that's right is to get by, and the only thing that's wrong is to get caught. JC Watts
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to include tomato in a fruit salid.
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to include tomato in a fruit salid.
by Trainlover479
We could ask when we come up, we were thinking of going up when the weather was a little warmer.....lol. I accually didnt mind the cold when we were moving the track and following kyle around. So is that demonstration of the 3 track switch to be done this sunday?
by steamer69
I highly doubt it. That switch won't be done for a while.
Character is doing the right thing when nobody's looking. There are too many people who think that the only thing that's right is to get by, and the only thing that's wrong is to get caught. JC Watts
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to include tomato in a fruit salid.
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to include tomato in a fruit salid.
by Trainlover479
i can tell, so what was done yesterday?
by steamer69
Well, it's been nice and warm up here....the permafrost is almost gone....and it's that magic time of year again. TRACK SEASON!!!!! Work days are Sundays, we have gotten a few new hands from posting on here. I would hope to get more. Anyone who is interested, please feel free to contact us here or via P.M. We are also on Facebook, and I would be more than happy to hook you up with our page. As always, any questions, please feel free to ask. And to our 4 new volunteers from rr.net. Thanks!
Character is doing the right thing when nobody's looking. There are too many people who think that the only thing that's right is to get by, and the only thing that's wrong is to get caught. JC Watts
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to include tomato in a fruit salid.
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to include tomato in a fruit salid.
by Trainlover479
Hey Brett, now that i receved that email from kyle i can now see if i can eventually apply to be an assistant Brakeman or Conductor, and hopefully an assistant fireman as well, because i could learn more about working with steam without having to pay! LOL