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Posted by tree68 on Tuesday, July 24, 2007 4:49 PM

When I'm performing "firemen's" duties in the loco (an RS-3) I'll always wave - but we're a tourist line and that's part of the show.

I do get crews that wave from time to time.  As often as not, the engineer is busy keeping track of the track ahead, though.

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Posted by dldance on Tuesday, July 24, 2007 4:42 PM

IMHO - air conditioning - that means the windows are closed most of the time.  No open window - no wave.

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What happened to the lost art of engineers waving?
Posted by magicman710 on Tuesday, July 24, 2007 4:21 PM

Back in the old days, the engineeer or conducter would happily wave at you, and if there were will cabooses, they would wave at you to.

But today, there seams to be less egineers and conducoters waving, even if you wave at them. I have waved my hand off before but they never look at me or wave back. I have even had some conducters on a few occasions look right at me, and not wave while I wave them.

Is it them just not paying attention, or is it they dont want to wave? I dont really mind them not waving if they dont see me, thats fine, but its when they look at you, or notice you, but dont wave, that makes me mad. What has happened?

 

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