Hot Water Wrote:
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> George Andrews Wrote:
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> > I don't buy into the rivalry between the crews
> of
> > 844 & 4449. I have photos of a double - header
> > featuring U.P. Northern 844 and Daylight 4449
> > between Seattle & Everett, WA., back in 2001 or
> > thereabouts ???
>
> Yes, that was prior to Steve Lee's retirement. The
> 4449 crew and the UP Steam Crew under Steve Lee,
> definitely had a long standing excellent working
> relationship.
>
> > Maybe further up the corporate ladder the
> Yellow
> > Borg might fuss about wanting the spotlight, but
> I
> > suspect the troops on the ground likely get
> along
> > reasonable well. It's a small fraternity in the
> > steam locomotive business these days.


Then Steve Lee left and a bunch of old, jealous, arrogant facks with nothing more to their lives than a fading knowledge of steam engines, combined with a declining interest in their hobby, have had no choice but to put others down to maintain their ever shrinking status of "people that others look up to."

It's simply too late in life for them to have another reason to be alive.