103 Year Old Locomotive Engineer in Nebraska

[ValleyX]

I read that story and wondered what he did do in his working life, first I thought it was going to be about a retired engineer who just had a hankering to get back behind the throttle one last time but that wasn't the story.

[chad thomas]

To anybody working at 103.

[tormadel]

Only thing is he is a 103 year old just LEARNING to be an engineer. He didn't do it all his life. But should still have good tales to tell.

[daveklepper]

Expect to see this in the news section of TRAINS

The love affair story "Countdown before Amtrak" in June TRAINS is really terrific.

[cherokee woman]

That is so cool!![:D][^] Like Joe, I'd love to hear some of his stories. Don't you know, he could
probably teach us all a few things.

[JoeKoh]

wouldnt mind listening to some of his stories as well.hope he has many more [bday]s
stay safe
Joe

[tormadel]

That is cool. A nice thing to do for someone.

[American Morse]

Here's the story behind the photo.
http://www.fremontrailroad.com/pdf/At%20103%20Nelson%20climbs%20into%20engineer's%20seat.pdf

[samfp1943]

QUOTE: Originally posted by drfizzix

Apparently, this guy is not familiar with the Railroad RETIREMENT Board [;)]:

http://www.FremontRailroad.com/photo_galleries/photogal_103yroldEngineer.htm

Remarkable, I would bet that Man has some good stories. It would be wonderful to interview him with a tape recorder, and capture some of his stories for posterity.
Amazing, absolutely Amazing.[bow][bow][wow][yeah]

Sam

[Anonymous]

Apparently, this guy is not familiar with the Railroad RETIREMENT Board [;)]:

http://www.FremontRailroad.com/photo_galleries/photogal_103yroldEngineer.htm