I still remember the story Les Jarrett told me.
He was a TV news camera man, and once was out on assignment with a gal reporter. Les was driving by a railroad yard and said something about all the cars in the yard. The reporter unknowingly asked him..."What do trains do?"
In my book thats a combination of trains being well out of the mainstream of everyday life for most people, and a dumb reporter. I wonder if she is still in news???
A generation ago when I was younger railroads were a big part of society. In first grade we (the whole class) took a little train ride(last year of steam on the Norfolk and western I might add). That was 1958. Today, I doubt the word ever comes up much in schools, and with few trains to ride, there is no chance for folks to experience them unless they dig into it real hard.
Heck today, there are few steam excursions now that I think about it. Those used to bring awareness of steam, and railroading in general. I am thinking of the Norfolk Southern Program which was rampant from about 1967-1994. In these parts folks got used to seeing 611 or 1218 about once or twice a year. Now we don't even have a through train on the line. Pretty sad really!
Greg
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