by the-rail-life
Funny that you say they're talkative. I've noticed that, too, and I'm on the Fred line! Haven't met one yet who doesn't like to chat if you give him half the chance. Well, one, but he was "extraboard" or something, not one I had seen before. Just started this week so maybe he's just coming on full-time or something, I have no idea. Anyways, it does seem like they really love what they're doing and are genuinely concerned about disappointing people. The AC at my end of the train loves explaining things, so I'm sure there could be some great conversations if there was time to engage fully. And I really mean LOVES explaining things; if you ask why we are going so slow, he doesn't just say "there's a train in front of us", he goes on to explain signaling, speed rules, etc. etc. People's eyes glaze over when he talks sometimes. ![Very Happy :-D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
![Very Happy :-D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
“The light at the end of the tunnel is just the light of an oncoming train."
-Robert Lowell
-Robert Lowell