Re: Meejum-sized rock on C&TS right-of-way

Two or three paid employees? Who were they, Russ? The only paid employee I knew of was Eddie Martinez the security guard. Although, he did come out and help on most of the train operations. Maybe they paid Ben Greathouse to get him to come out of retirement to teach us how to get steam trains safely over the mountains. But Sid McKinney wasn't paid, and he ran most of the trains al Fall. He spent so much time working for free that summer that he lost his bar, his liquor store, and almost his house, in Amarillo.

I don't mean to come down on you, Russ. I just think Sid McKinney gets too little recognition for his contribution to the effort. He is an all-too-seldom-sung hero of mine!