I meant - hasn't totally repressed the next generation of originals. DougSent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
From: dhartman@mchsi.com
Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2013 14:49:29 +0000 To: CBQ yahoo<CBQ@yahoogroups.com> ReplyTo: dhartman@mchsi.com
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I hope the current RR hasn't lost the colorful individualism that made it so "'interesting" to go to work day by day (and helped overcome or mitigate the often horrible work conditions). Yes, I know some changes were necessary (safety, etc) and some improved those lifestyle problems. RR's were decades behind in basic human factors issues.
But I hope the new centralized cookie-cutter approach (hiring/training) and "more thorough and comprehensive" operating procedures haven't totally repressed Q-bred one-of-a-kinds like Casey, Tripper, Jeep, Rip, Stumpy, Barney Joe, Shoe, Moe...and Karl.
Doug
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From: Karl Rethwisch <qrailroadman@yahoo.com>
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Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2013 07:22:45 -0700 (PDT) To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com<CBQ@yahoogroups.com> ReplyTo: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
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Has anyone reading or writing these little anecdotes of railroading ever used the age old "instructional" phrase "OK, go ahead and back ‘em up" ?? It’s a common but dichotomous statement indended to inform the Engineer of the need to "get goin" - BACKWARDS. I prided myself on following, EXACTLY, the wishes of my Cond. so, after stopping to line a sw. behind us to shove into another track, I received that very command. I complied !!
We had a trusty ol’ SD9 that day and, as some may remember, SD9’s were quite responsive to the throttle and would reverse their direction in a heartbeat when requested. After the rear man got the sw. lined I followed, EXACTLY, my Conds. wishes. I could never quite understand why I received such defamatory and colorful remarks from the waycar after we got movin’. Oh well …. Karl
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