Here's a first person account of how public relations can place a railroad's relationship to the community at large in context, as well as that of the railroad to it's employees. One wonders with increased scrutiny of air emissions, if steam locomotives will be preserved in amber, placed, mounted and stuffed in a antiseptic museum hall, rather than in their natural habitat roaming free and with that, be extinct as a species.
An Excerpt:
"After parking my car and getting out with my camera, I noticed a section foreman and his crew doing some repair work on a nearby siding. The foreman spoke real friendly. Just as it appeared he was about to walk over where I was standing, the sound of the low moan of the UP steam whistle was heard in the distance. Instantly he called out to his men, "here she comes, take a break and let's watch her pass." Watching the crew smiling and giving a friendly wave to the 8444 and the crew aboard, you could feel the sense of pride those men had toward that grand old steam locomotive. Even though they would never be interviewed by the local TV news crew, and perhaps never have their picture taken with the locomotive, it was still their locomotive and they were proud to be a part of the great UP system."
http://www.steamtraction.com/archive/4398/
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