From the Cab: How fast ya’ going?
How fast ya’ going? The legendary John Luther “Casey” Jones forever linked the heroic railroad engineer with speed. He was…
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Road foreman As a young engineer, age 38, I was appointed road foreman of engines on the Lehigh Valley Railroad…
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Abandoned railroads I enjoy traveling to the Hawaiian Islands. For me, it is a peaceful respite. But there is a…
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Steak and eggs I was working a westbound over the Scenic Subdivision as the conductor on a Wenatchee-to-Seattle drag freight.…
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A train with no name… With the world changing at an accelerating pace, there’s something comforting about standing on a…
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Orphan Trains The orphan train story does not involve a specific train consist, locomotive, route, or even schedule. The story…
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Down memory lane Down memory lane: Ever find yourself bumping into the same locomotive over the decades? I have. For…
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Them’s the breaks Late afternoon on Jan. 30, 2007, my conductor and I were called for the SSEALPC — a…
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My first regular assignment as a brakeman on the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad in 1977 was one that no one…
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Union Pacific steam locomotive Every operating steam locomotive you see: Union Pacific No. 4014, Canadian Pacific No. 2816, NKP No.…
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Here today, gone tomorrow A lack of diversity in locomotive models — and paint schemes — tends to give many…
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Unstoppable Thursday, June 20, 1968, began simply enough — clear, sunny, and warm. As a newly minted Santa Fe acting…
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