Re: [BRHSlist] Digest Number 1633

[William Barber <clipperw@E...>]

On Thursday, March 20, 2003, at 04:28 PM, Pete Hedgpeth wrote:

> Message: 24
> Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 17:22:19 EST
> From: PSHedgpeth@a...
> Subject: Re: Question for the (mature) railroaders... :)
>
> An example: Anybody have Howard Fogg's ALL STEAMED UP...it was done 
> in
> about 1958 on the C&S...The engineer was one of the Speas boys,,,don't
> remember which one...If you've read "Gone Railroadin" authored by one 
> of the
> Speas boys daughter...there were several...Neal, Clarence and maybe 
> more you
> know who they are.
>
> They were getting ready to leave Longmont and Clarence, I think it 
> was, asked
> the Conductor..."How much tonnage are we gonna have out here"??
> Reply...You'll have about 1200 tons....Engineer's reply: "That's too 
> much
> tonnage"....Conductor's reply after a short pause to 
> refigure....You'll have
> about exactly 1150 tons....You should be able to handle 
> that...Enginee'rs
> reply:..."Yeah I think we can pull em".. They did.
> It's a great recording if you can find it...I think it's available on 
> CD
> now...I have the record version.
>
> Maybe someone else with more maturity than I can further philosophize 
> on the
> Trainman vs engineman matter which is as old as railroading itself.
>
> Pete
Does anyone know where I can purchase the CD version of "All Steamed 
UP". I had the record version years ago, but unfortunately sold. It was 
among the great steam recordings. Before his untimely passing, the late 
Brad Miller was beginning to re-release some of the Mobile Fidelity 
recordings on CD. "Sunday Only and Thundering Skies" (a combination of 
two vinyl records) was one which I have in both forms (CD and record). 
I don't know who has the Mobile Fidelity library now. Any information 
on what's available and who has it would be appreciated.
Bill Barber