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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, September 13, 2003 1:45 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by kenneo

And here I thought that .... .... well, now, I guess not. Good job!

Streach them; widen the handle; reach for 8 (or 16 in some cases)


What was it you thought Ken?

We always just say "Eight and sand!" But, it's up to you...

LC
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, September 13, 2003 1:45 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by kenneo

And here I thought that .... .... well, now, I guess not. Good job!

Streach them; widen the handle; reach for 8 (or 16 in some cases)


What was it you thought Ken?

We always just say "Eight and sand!" But, it's up to you...

LC
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Posted by kenneo on Saturday, September 13, 2003 1:25 PM
And here I thought that .... .... well, now, I guess not. Good job!

Streach them; widen the handle; reach for 8 (or 16 in some cases)
Eric
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Posted by kenneo on Saturday, September 13, 2003 1:25 PM
And here I thought that .... .... well, now, I guess not. Good job!

Streach them; widen the handle; reach for 8 (or 16 in some cases)
Eric
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Becoming an Engineer
Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, September 13, 2003 12:38 PM
This is a topic that comes up frequently and I recently found a link on the BofLE site with a nice summary.

http://www.ble.org/info/engineer.asp

Also, for those who perhaps want to experience the right hand seat for a day there are a number of programs around the country that can help you out on different locomotives. Here's a good link for a partial list.

http://www.railroaddata.com/rrlinks/Engineer_Experience_Programs/

LC
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Becoming an Engineer
Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, September 13, 2003 12:38 PM
This is a topic that comes up frequently and I recently found a link on the BofLE site with a nice summary.

http://www.ble.org/info/engineer.asp

Also, for those who perhaps want to experience the right hand seat for a day there are a number of programs around the country that can help you out on different locomotives. Here's a good link for a partial list.

http://www.railroaddata.com/rrlinks/Engineer_Experience_Programs/

LC

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