Re: (erielack) Re: How many work for a railroad?

["Joshua" <mail_@_joshuakblay.com>]

In that case, I have also volunteered at a tourist railroad, and was a
qualified conductor and brakeman, among many other volunteer duties. 
Worked with DL&W coaches and an ex Erie/EL caboose, and others.

Joshua

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> From: <TrainGG1_@_aol.com>
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> Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2005 1:51 PM
> Subject: (erielack) Re: How many work for a railroad?
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> > On August 18th, Paul B asked this question of the E  list:
> >
> > I would like to now just how many of the members worked on a  RR?
> >
> 
> I don't know if this qualifies as working, but as a teen, I joined the
Tioga 
> Transportation Society, received training and volunteered for The Tioga 
> Central Railroad when they still ran the old ex-LV line from Owego to 
> Dryden. Training was fun. We received a TCRR rule book and a Conrail rule 
> book. After the classroom time (at the local grange hall), we got down to 
> business practicing giving hand signals and coupling and uncoupling cars. 
> After successfully coupling the loco to a string of cars and
connecting the 
> air, it was my turn to then go through the uncoupling routine. I did 
> everything as I should, and gave the signal for the ALCO switcher to pull 
> away. I was so proud of myself, that I forgot to signal the engineer to 
> stop, until someone reminded me that he was about 1/4 mile away. Them was 
> the days. 
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