>It is tantamount to theft if other Engineers drive foreign equipment.

Not of they don't leave that RRs property, it's only malicious mischief. This has been in the courts a few times.

>They might be able to get away with it in a depot or yard maybe under permission and guidance, but that is all.

And who's going to give the guidance? A seeing-eye yardmaster??

>I don't even hear of Engineers letting their kids drive. That is sackable and probably a hefty penalty under FRA.

In this day and age, if you let anyone operate a locomotive and that individual has no license, student or otherwise, and you get caught, you will lose your engineer's license.

You're just s**t disdurbing.