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

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

Eegads Walt!  You worked for the Erie?!?!?!  Thought you started on the
DL&W...

I don't think it was started as a p-ing contest, just a general curiousity.

Joshua

>   I don't feel tht any of us should have to establish our 'bona-fides' on 
> this list. i worked for the ERIE & EL for 11 years but I refuse to get
into 
> a pissing match. We all like the EL or we wouldn't be here. What do we
have 
> to say ??????I'm more of a fan than you are , nyah, nyah, nyah???
> 
> Regards to all
> 
> Walt Smith
> 
> 
> >From: "Jon Scaptura" <jscaptura_@_stny.rr.com>
> >Reply-To: "Jon Scaptura" <jscaptura_@_stny.rr.com>
> >To: <TrainGG1_@_aol.com>, <erielack@lists.railfan.net>
> >Subject: Re: (erielack) Re: How many work for a railroad?
> >Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 08:23:56 -0400
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message ----- From: <TrainGG1_@_aol.com>
> >To: <erielack_@_lists.railfan.net>
> >Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2005 1:51 PM
> >Subject: (erielack) Re: How many work for a railroad?
> >
> >
> >>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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