Fed up Wrote:
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> So Hail, you did go see the 4014. I'll bet you
> even took pictures, maybe even chased it like so
> many others who enjoyed the moment.

What was to "enjoy", since the diesels did most of the work (note that I didn't bold this, since that seems to up-set you so much).

Did you get a
> chance to tell Ed how you feel ?

Do you REALLY think that the current manager doesn't know how most of the UP employees that are forced to work with him feel?

Somehow, I find
> your crew story hard to believe. Being selected to
> work one of those trains would be a dream come
> true for most people.

Obviously you do NOT work for the UP, and have never had to be a Pilot Engineer or Conductor on ANY UP steam move since January 2011.

.As for Jack, we've all heard
> enough from him over the years and his 1st hand
> accounts. How can you miss his BOLD TYPE reports,
> like scolding a child that won't listen.

Do you mean like yourself, i.e. a "child that won't listen"???? Note I didn't BOLD TYPE that just for you.

Why can't
> we just enjoy our hobby without all the BS from
> people like you.


Yet the BS from the current manager out of Cheyenne is OK???

Get rid of the anger guys,


Well,,,,,,,YOU never had to work for him, did you????

your
> not going to change things.


One never knows.


Enjoy the 4014 & 844
> while we can. They may not be around forever....

The only statement from you that is true. Just wait until the current manager seriously screws up 4014, as he did with 844, or maybe runs through a red signal, as he almost did in Southern California. The list of Engineers and Conductors that have refused to work a steam special get longer and LONGER, since 2011.