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Brakie, I knew your just trying to lighten things up a little and thats fine with me,but RCL's are here and the RRs are bound and determined to make them work.You do realize that brakemen are a thing from the the past.Oh once in a blue moon one is called to assist the conductor when the company gives in and decides he needs the extra help.One might be found on the locals here and there,but on through frieght he's a thing of the past.Well the same thing is now happining to the yard engineer.If this big experiment works you'll only find a engineer on the industry yard jobs that involve leaving the yards and the rare job where a RCL just won't work.The next step is the conductor on through frieght.Don't think so sports fans?Well the hand writting is already on the walls.When the technology advances enough the road engineer will be a thing from the past also.Oh well.Progress! Now its time to hear all about the fireman and how he was nothing but a feather bedder from all the fans who think they know about RR operations.But thats ok,get it out of your system.Sooner than you think there won't be any of us around anymore to poke fun at and show us jow smart you are.Wave at the engineer while you can because some day he'll be just like the caboose,a dinosaur from the past.Danm the social issues.Forget about how we contribute to the enconomy.Think its a small matter?I've seen small towns dry up on account the RR's decided to lengthen runs and bypass them.But thats progress!Damn the torpedoes full speed ahead.Good blue collar jobs are going to be a thing from the past.Not just in this industry but nation wide.But thats ok also.Progress! Get out of its way or it will run you down,just like the train that has no one on it.Ask yourselfs while going by one of those abandoned steel mills in the rust belt where all the workers have gone and wonder what their doing now.Or the auto workers.Where those loss of jobs have killed entire cities.Think hard.Because someday it might be you. <br /> I'm gald I only have 10yrs to go with my RR career.I should be able to survive that long.One thing that hasn't survived is the romance I once had for railraoding.
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