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Re: Your favorite memories of the "Good Ole' Days"
Author: Nudge
Date: 09-12-2017 - 16:19
Where to start.
Mine would be in the late 50s racing a Mallet from Hope Ranch to Goleta, in the back of my grandfathers pickup. The first time I saw a "Weird" looking engine at the water plug in Santa Barb, no taking water. (Diesel)
Going to Walnut Grower meetings with my grandfather at the Goleta depot. I went next door and pestered the agent (Al Singleton) on what did this mean, listing to orders, etc. He taught me a lot but I didn't know it at the time.
Then some 10 to 15 years later, I was an fireman/engineer on the Coast/Western, going by the same depot at 79 mph between SLO & Santa Barb.
Those were the good old days of railroading. The old heads taught you well and you were still learning 40 years later.
Nudge
Mine would be in the late 50s racing a Mallet from Hope Ranch to Goleta, in the back of my grandfathers pickup. The first time I saw a "Weird" looking engine at the water plug in Santa Barb, no taking water. (Diesel)
Going to Walnut Grower meetings with my grandfather at the Goleta depot. I went next door and pestered the agent (Al Singleton) on what did this mean, listing to orders, etc. He taught me a lot but I didn't know it at the time.
Then some 10 to 15 years later, I was an fireman/engineer on the Coast/Western, going by the same depot at 79 mph between SLO & Santa Barb.
Those were the good old days of railroading. The old heads taught you well and you were still learning 40 years later.
Nudge
