In 1995, I got to ride in the head-end of UP 9382 (with six other engines and a long train that I never did see the tail end of) from Stockton to Milpitas. I used to stop by the Milpitas yard every day to say hello and patrol their yard. There was a manager from Omaha who was in town for a few weeks, and I offered to take him on a ride-along. He accepted, and he then set me up on the head-end ride. The crew was very nice, seeing as I knew absolutely nothing about trains at the time. I got to sit in the conductor's seat and blow the horn at the crossings. There was a "MOP" riding in the second unit, and at the time, I didn't really understand who he was, either. But it did give me a good perspective of what the crew sees from the cab.