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OK, here goes... 1. Like CSX Eng it was a boyhood dream. Tried to hire out on Conrail after high school, but they weren't hiring at the time. Gave up for a time. Ended up hiring out years later, after graduating law school and practicing for seven plus years. My wife calls it a midlife crisis, I call it coming home (when I have a midlife crisis, I have her measurements all picked out...LOL) 2. Hired out as a trainman, went to trainman's class in South Philly. Worked as a brakeman and conductor for three years. Attended LETS (Locomotive Engineer Training School) at Conway, PA for seven weeks. Returned to my home district and trained as an Engineer Trainee for 9 months and was promoted to Engineer. 3. Running along the river on the long pools in the early morning when the steam rises from the water. Bald Eagles sometimes circle overhead and we see a lot of deer and an occasional bear or big cat (lynx I'm told). Pretty amazing when you consider all this is within 100 miles of a major metro area. Sharing stories with friends on the crew. Running the engine up a good grade or even down. Learning something new about railroading every day. Earning a good living for my family. Being able to afford a car I can stretch out and sleep in at the rest area on my hour and a half drive home... 4. Being watched by supervisors who's job it is to get one into trouble. Banner tests (never failed one yet). Stupid company rules concerning pay and vacations. The crew caller calling me at 2 or 3 in the morning. 5. Yes. 6. Depends upon the person. 7. A lot of the time it is terrible boring, mind numbing work, punctuated by a few seconds of screaming emergency. On the railroad you are always tired and you have very little family life. You have to fight for time with your family. 8. No. LC
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