Kenneth Harrison wrote: > > Further on Danny's thoughts: > > One other thing that has ingratiated me to crews is the offer to run a > conductor back to the head end after he has been left behind to line a > turnout. It is often a walk of a mile or more, and not in the best of > walking situations. Especially with a four wheel drive, I can usually > deliver the crewman right to the head end, but even an automobile can get > close; or simply the offer is enough to let the crewman know that you are > willing to make his job a little less onerous, and shows that you recognize > some of the problems.
Several years ago, I was in Cadiz, Calif., smack dab in the middle of the California desert, shooting the Santa Fe Cadiz turn delivering cars for interchange to the Arizona & California. Cadiz is probably the lonliest place on the Needles Sub. After the power ran around the cars to pick up, the brakeman attached "fred" and walked over to my car like it was part of the job, and asked me for a ride to the head end. "Bet this saves you a long walk," I said. "Walk? Heck, there's always railfans here to give me a ride..." he said. --Dave Busse -> SPORRS: Serious Photographers of Railroad Related Subjects -> Web Site: http://www.anet-stl.com/acphotog/sporrs -> Message © SPORRS® 1998 - All Rights Reserved
