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No TC, I wasn't trying to be touchy, I just wanted to point out that it wasn't completely mindless business running a loco. No, I'm not an engineer but I play one on TV hehehe. Just kidding. I was forced to hostle for about 5 months. Smoetimes the mechanical guys would cut stuff out messing with us or other hostlers that didn't have a clue would leave the engines standing in emergency, cut out in trail, with an angle cokk open, or one of my favorites to do to a new hostler would be to drop the TCC#1 or #2 breakers on a MAC and listen for the call to go out to the DSF for help. Whatever it is there is a lot that you need to know just to get the thing to move in some instances. These motors do have locks on the cab doors, but nobody ever uses them. Have even heard of bums stowing away in the cab. My friend walked in on this deal once in the middle of the night, bout scared him to death. Thank god I don't have to hostle anymore! Oh yeah, don't forget that there are valves that need cut in and one of them is not up on the controls either.
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