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I have had one experience in the cab: <br />My Dad and I, about 6 years ago, were watching trains roll through the NS yard here in Decatur. We were not that close to the tracks, but some guy came out and told us to be careful around the tracks. We told him that we were big railfans, and that we would not get in the way. As he started to leave, he rolled down his window and told us to meet him at the Garfield Underpass. My dad and I rushed over to the underpass, and as we arrived, a NS SD-18, I think, came rolling around the tracks. The guy we had talked to was waiting on the front of the locomotive. He told us to get on and we did. As we were getting in the cab, he told us that we were going to drop off some cars at the former IC yard, now CN. They let me sit in the engineer's seat and I got to blow the horn and pretty much do everything that an engineer would do. We arrived in the yard, and sat for a while. While waiting, the crew got out and went to buy soda's and candy bars. They came back, we switched a few cars here and there, and then we slowly rolled back to where we were parked. All together, we spent about 2 1/2 hours with them. To answer your question, we were just in the right place at the right time with the right people. The guy that let us do it was one of the nicest people I have ever met. I learned so much from that experience and am hoping to maybe do it again...but I am not counting on it! <br /> UPRR-MDC
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