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A question for all the railroad men.
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Quite a few years back, I was firing a road turn. We relieved the crew on a hot west bound and took off. As the engineer was notching out, I walked through the three or four units of the consist to check everything out before we got up to speed. I walked into the third unit, and here's a young fellow sitting on a left-side seat; he's clean-cut and in slacks and a golf shirt. There's a small grip on the floor. "Who are you, and what are you doing on my engine?" He didn't stand up as he said, "Please, sir, I'm on my way home to Ohio. Can't I just ride here?" Well, I looked at him and thought about it for a bit. "Okay. But don't touch anything. And don't let that old man [the engineer] see you or he'll have a heart attack. And if any one catches you, I didn't see you." I did say something to the next crew about him; I didn't want them to think that I could miss finding a rider. As far as I know, they didn't throw him off either. {BTW, don't try this today. Like I said above, it's a different country; a different world.}
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