Hey Kevin, how do you like the L-Series? I own a 2003 LW300. Its been pretty good so far. A few electronic problems but nothing mechanical. Mine has the chrome wheels which they shouldn't really be selling in Canada as the winters up here are too hard on them. I think the wheels on yours are better suited to our climate.
Cheers,
Randy
Kevin
Great pictures, I love old Number 60. Is it still running and have you ever run her? My dad ran steam in the 40s and 50s. Back in the 80"s I was called as a brakeman twice to work special steam trains, Once on the 8444 now the 844 and on the Challenger, can't remember the number. The only problem was I didn't have a passenger uniform so I was told to wear my suit. Those locomotive are so dirty I was hanging on the side with two fingers and hanging way out off the edge to try and keep clean. they wouldn't let me ride in the cab, that was for the officials. I got to ride in cars with the rail buffs.
I don't complain about the job, enough of my co-workers do that for me. UP has gotten too large and impersonal, but that has been happening since the MOPAC merger. Been a trainman most of my life, started at 18 I'm now 52, only 7 years and 2 months to go
Keep them on the rail
Dave
Hey Kevin
looking at your picture, is that you hanging out of the window. It appears that you are an Engineer.
i'm a Conductor for UP out of Salt Lake City.
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Cheers,
Randy
Great pictures, I love old Number 60. Is it still running and have you ever run her? My dad ran steam in the 40s and 50s. Back in the 80"s I was called as a brakeman twice to work special steam trains, Once on the 8444 now the 844 and on the Challenger, can't remember the number. The only problem was I didn't have a passenger uniform so I was told to wear my suit. Those locomotive are so dirty I was hanging on the side with two fingers and hanging way out off the edge to try and keep clean. they wouldn't let me ride in the cab, that was for the officials. I got to ride in cars with the rail buffs.
Keep them on the rail
Dave
looking at your picture, is that you hanging out of the window. It appears that you are an Engineer.
i'm a Conductor for UP out of Salt Lake City.