Re: "Auditing" the Engineer/Fireman School ... 
| June 29, 2015 06:13PM |
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Tomstp Wrote:
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> Roger: a question. Can anyone buy
> a ticket to ride on of those trains?
IMHO, That's a GREAT idea, Tom -
I'm sure there would be some insurance concerns, since the train is being run by non-licensed personnel (under the direct supervision of experenced crew), but with appropriate release forms - or perhaps even a one-day insurance purchase included in the price of a ticket - it would be another source of revenue for the railroad.
There's no way, at the tender age of 73.5, that I could fire a K-36 - much less #463 - even part of the way up the pass, and IIRC you have to pass the fireman training in order to qualify for engineer school. But it would be great fun to ride the caboose for a day or two, even with Rule G in effect ...
- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender
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> Roger: a question. Can anyone buy
> a ticket to ride on of those trains?
IMHO, That's a GREAT idea, Tom -
I'm sure there would be some insurance concerns, since the train is being run by non-licensed personnel (under the direct supervision of experenced crew), but with appropriate release forms - or perhaps even a one-day insurance purchase included in the price of a ticket - it would be another source of revenue for the railroad.
There's no way, at the tender age of 73.5, that I could fire a K-36 - much less #463 - even part of the way up the pass, and IIRC you have to pass the fireman training in order to qualify for engineer school. But it would be great fun to ride the caboose for a day or two, even with Rule G in effect ...
- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender
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Roger Hogan | June 29, 2015 10:43AM |
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Tomstp | June 29, 2015 05:30PM |
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Russo Loco | June 29, 2015 06:13PM |
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Roger Hogan | June 29, 2015 06:29PM |
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