Re: A Broken Fireman.
| November 22, 2017 10:05AM |
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People today forget how grueling railroading was back then. Crews might be in the cab for a solid day straight, if not longer, in some cases back in the day.
I also wasn't unusual for someone to be on the job for 40+ years, as well. Those guys were tough, indeed!
-Lee
Flickr photo set of my On30 layout
I also wasn't unusual for someone to be on the job for 40+ years, as well. Those guys were tough, indeed!
-Lee
Flickr photo set of my On30 layout
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488 stops for water at Los Pinos tank on closing day Oct. 1979. Photo courtesy Don Richter
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