Any Railroaders out there?

[Greg Simmons]

Wanna see what trying to spot 6 tank cars in a 5 car rack looks like?....ooh those silly managers

http://runningtrades.com/strike_photos/ ... m=6&pos=69

[A. J. Schobert]

Greg the strike you are talking about utu and the CN is unathorized and is a violation of article 85, I think there where 4 LC that started this. however it is not supported by the international, I would think there will be alot of charge letters going out! UTU LOCAL 14 CSXT

[A. J. Schobert]

I do feel for those guys

[Greg Simmons]

Definitely interesting times afoot in Canadian railroading these days...but first some "Silly Trainmaster Tricks"

http://www.telusplanet.net/~gsimmons/snakes/

[A. J. Schobert]

Very funny

[Andrew Kilinski]

I live next to Inman Yard in Atlanta, and it gets loud. LOUD. Don't you think they could upgrade the brake systems that they shoot the cars through? Or take better care of their abandoned land, covered in kudzu and junk? Not in a million years.

[Curt Eversole]

Started on the L&N 1958 as a switchman. Worked in the Hazard, KY yards puting trains together for points north of Hazard until 1961,then transfered to the road as a brakeman and later a conductor. Some time in the late 60's the L&N became the L&N/SCL line and in the 80's consolidated with the C&O and a few other smaller RR's to form the CSXRR. Worked as a brakeman and conductor until I retired in august of 2000.
Do I miss it, the answer is "no no and no again". 42 yearsof answering that telephone all hours of the day and night is enough. I devote my time to my church and a few hours a week playing my sho-bud. Enjoying life like its is supposed to be. I have a gospel group ,The Masters Tools, we do occasional concerts in the local area which I enjoy very much. Don't get me wrong, RR ing is good career but "retiring " is what its all about. Keep on steeling guys.

[Joe Rouse]

Retirement from the railroad is where it is. We both know the jobs aren't what they used to be. Pay for a man with my education and living in Texas was very good. We also know if we didn't stay marked up we wouldn't make those good paychecks, and meant working holidays, anniversaries, birthdays etc. I worked every Christmas from 1972 until 1983 when the SPRR shut down for 36 hours.
Church, Masonic Lodge, family, better health, and learning to play the psg, doing a little saddle work. Travel when we want to go, come home when we need to pay the bills. It's as good as catching nothing but hotshots and daylights..jr