ke6qr Wrote:
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> Great Picture DB! I got an entire cab ride in the
> FA Alcos of the Napa Valley Wine Train in January
> 2003. I knew the Engineer through Ham Radio. I
> boarded at the yards and almost the entire trip
> was undercover of darkness. There were only two
> seats in the cab so I stood the entire evening but
> no problem, it was fun. While we were stopped for
> Boarding at the Napa station I kept a low profile
> in the engine area. The engineer who allowed me to
> ride has since passed, otherwise I wouldn't have
> posted this.

Very interesting story Gary! Thanks for sharing this. Even though 9/11/2001 occurred 2 years earlier, things were still relaxed at that point. May that Engineer have the right of way up in the sky, with green signals all the way, with no defect messages from the detectors.