tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370534.post114152424717388297..comments2023-10-31T04:37:20.113-07:00Comments on Bloviating Zeppelin: A Locomotive RideBloviating Zeppelinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01359816456769157176noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370534.post-1142737366817343622006-03-18T19:02:00.000-08:002006-03-18T19:02:00.000-08:003S10: I'm glad I was able to bring back some memo...3S10: I'm glad I was able to bring back some memories for you. The crafts of Locomotive Engineer and Train Conductor will soon be lost when trains become fully automated in 15 years or so.<BR/><BR/>I was so lucky, and I know it -- to be able to experience something so few will ever see -- and fewer still in the upcoming years.<BR/><BR/>BZBloviating Zeppelinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01359816456769157176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370534.post-1141789060221989442006-03-07T19:37:00.000-08:002006-03-07T19:37:00.000-08:00Brought back such memories. When as a kid, my dad...Brought back such memories. When as a kid, my dad came home from the U.P. shops where he worked, I knew that he was a boilermaker-welder, but in my mind he was an engineer. I have dreamed many times of riding in the cab. (Have, too, switching an moving a hundred yards). You brought back real memories. good ones.Three Score and Ten or morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04323013128311124905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370534.post-1141771489458315352006-03-07T14:44:00.000-08:002006-03-07T14:44:00.000-08:00BWH: Boy, how I'd love to do that!BZBWH: Boy, how I'd love to do that!<BR/><BR/>BZBloviating Zeppelinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01359816456769157176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370534.post-1141668879182884392006-03-06T10:14:00.000-08:002006-03-06T10:14:00.000-08:00You ever gonna ride the Copper Canyon?You ever gonna ride the Copper Canyon?bigwhitehathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378526701377764387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370534.post-1141605973849542482006-03-05T16:46:00.000-08:002006-03-05T16:46:00.000-08:00John: I was always the geeky kid who really did lo...John: I was always the geeky kid who really did love the smell of diesel. I guarantee you, it is incredible to feel 12,000 HP underneath and behind you pulling an 11,000 ton, 6,211 foot train up and over Donner Pass on 2.5% grades in the snow. <BR/><BR/>Suzie: as I wrote, it was an adventure and an experience I shall never forget. I have many, many photographs than the one, but I couldn't publish any to the internet for the reasons I indicated. I just happened to be in the right place at the right time -- which is how I've gotten cab rides over the years. But this one was definitely the most exciting and the longest!<BR/><BR/>BZBloviating Zeppelinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01359816456769157176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370534.post-1141579213452489232006-03-05T09:20:00.000-08:002006-03-05T09:20:00.000-08:00I thought the same thing as Fred...(smiling)That s...I thought the same thing as Fred...(smiling)<BR/><BR/>That sounded like a day to remember...awesome post and you sharing your experience with me. My grandfather worked for the railroad...actually half of his foot was cut off due to his work. He walked with a cane until he died at 97 yrs old. <BR/><BR/>Your right I would pay again for a memorable and enjoyable day as you described with real people. Glad your timing was perfect for you...to live it.Assorted Babble by Suziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16448800677732814528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370534.post-1141573096225826532006-03-05T07:38:00.000-08:002006-03-05T07:38:00.000-08:00Great story BZ, it's nice to stop and smell the di...Great story BZ, it's nice to stop and smell the diesel every now and thenJohn Washburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04182558340478176184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370534.post-1141545435285983332006-03-04T23:57:00.000-08:002006-03-04T23:57:00.000-08:00You're right, I won't get to do it, I don't like t...You're right, I won't get to do it, I don't like trains... I don't like ships either... My thing is airplanes... Always has been, and I've been pretty lucky, got to go up in some that was as much an adventure for me as this was for you... <BR/><BR/>I always wanted to drive a NASCAR, full speed, on a high bank like Talladega but I guess that's one that'll never happen...TexasFredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06412925337032937983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370534.post-1141533242336021732006-03-04T20:34:00.000-08:002006-03-04T20:34:00.000-08:00You know, for an experience like that, I'd pay wha...You know, for an experience like that, I'd pay what I paid again and again. Because only a minute number of persons will be able to do what I've done, under the free conditions I've experienced.<BR/><BR/>Probably not even you.<BR/><BR/>Predominantly, those days are gone.<BR/><BR/>BZBloviating Zeppelinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01359816456769157176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370534.post-1141530515448918692006-03-04T19:48:00.000-08:002006-03-04T19:48:00.000-08:00LMAO.... Sorry...LMAO.... Sorry...TexasFredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06412925337032937983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370534.post-1141527824731622792006-03-04T19:03:00.000-08:002006-03-04T19:03:00.000-08:00But ya know what? Money wasn't the issue. That w...But ya know what? Money wasn't the issue. That was the least of my concerns. It was one of those "once in a lifetime" things where I just didn't care at the time. It all worked out. <BR/><BR/>I suspect some people wouldn't have taken the chance. But you know what, TF? I just couldn't turn down the adventure. Think of it: the ADVENTURE!<BR/><BR/>It was a WONDERFUL ADVENTURE!<BR/><BR/>BZBloviating Zeppelinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01359816456769157176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370534.post-1141527674802447062006-03-04T19:01:00.000-08:002006-03-04T19:01:00.000-08:00That's the expensive part. I had to take a cab fr...That's the expensive part. I had to take a cab from Truckee back to my car. I was hoping no one would ask. <BR/><BR/>BZBloviating Zeppelinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01359816456769157176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370534.post-1141526803312865802006-03-04T18:46:00.000-08:002006-03-04T18:46:00.000-08:00How'd ya get back to your car??How'd ya get back to your car??TexasFredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06412925337032937983noreply@blogger.com