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Good sage advise El Coke. As a kid I was carted everywhere steam with my dad. The railroaders mostly welcomed us, and I was treated great. I have found photos and film clips of myself as a youngster inside cabs and with engineers posing with me for photos. One such photos was next to the rods of B&O Streamlined Pacific, and a video clip I was sitting in the engineers seat of a moving New York Central 2-8-2 in a yard.
Railroads have changed dramatically over the last 50 years. With the major railroads not involved with passengers there is little Public relations to tout with the general locals. In the tourist business one is always under a microscope and its a public event on each run, as entertainment. In the tourist business employees can't afford to be negative with the paying passengers, or would be riders who ask silly questions. One never knows who might be asking, the son or daughter of some big shot, or whatever.
Well back to shipping...break is over!
Happy Holidays!!
Greg Scholl
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