Met this delightful young lady, Megan, who is a brakeman for the WMSR. She just graduated this past spring. She told me she wants to be a conductor, but must learn the brakeman's job first.
As usual, click on images for full size.
Here's Megan tieing down the train before the move you see above.
Good luck, youngster, and be safe!
Ed
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A cutie-pie! ☺
Good luck, Megan! Sure looks like you really enjoy it!
Welcome aboard, Megan! Best wishes as you begin your career.
One of God's greatest gifts...a job you love.
Great to see young folks interested, even better if they really enjoy the work as Joe said above. She does look like she's having fun!
So good to see a young lady on such a job.
There is/was a young woman who runs/ran the 2-8-2 at Chehalis, WA for some time (she's the daughter of one of the other engineers). She's run with 844 and 4449 at least once or twice (I was told she did the photo run-by, running 4449 at the Stampede Pass trip at the NRHS convention in 2011)...
p51 posted:So good to see a young lady on such a job.
There is/was a young woman who runs/ran the 2-8-2 at Chehalis, WA for some time (she's the daughter of one of the other engineers). She's run with 844 and 4449 at least once or twice (I was told she did the photo run-by, running 4449 at the Stampede Pass trip at the NRHS convention in 2011)...
She (can't remember her name) did not "run" 844, but did spend quite a bit of time firing 844 eastbound out of the Dalles, back in 2010. Once I got 844 "out of town", with her watching what I did, firing, I then let her take it the rest of the way, at speeds over 75 MPH. She did a very good job, and there is an excellent video out there, pacing right beside the locomotive at speed.
N&W 611 fireman Cheri George ...
Another cutie-pie!☺
Careful, comments like that will get you booted from the board of directors.
Hot Water posted:p51 posted:So good to see a young lady on such a job.
There is/was a young woman who runs/ran the 2-8-2 at Chehalis, WA for some time (she's the daughter of one of the other engineers). She's run with 844 and 4449 at least once or twice (I was told she did the photo run-by, running 4449 at the Stampede Pass trip at the NRHS convention in 2011)...
She (can't remember her name) did not "run" 844, but did spend quite a bit of time firing 844 eastbound out of the Dalles, back in 2010. Once I got 844 "out of town", with her watching what I did, firing, I then let her take it the rest of the way, at speeds over 75 MPH. She did a very good job, and there is an excellent video out there, pacing right beside the locomotive at speed.
Rikki? Go to about the 10:10 mark for the fireman switch:
My personal favorite is this one, nothing but respect for her as shes all buisness:
That photo above closely resembles the late actress, Barbara Stanwyck.
Sean007 posted:An earlier woman working on the railroad.
That is a Hollywood posed photo. No way she "worked on the railroad"!
Tis indeed dear Barbara, and the photo is an image of her in the movie "Union Pacific".
Ed
Ed, any new news on the 1309?
It's my understanding that the tubes will be going in very early in July. Looks to me there is a lot of work to be done yet, I don't think anyone wishes to state when she'll be done. But one thing I'm sure of, it will be done and be done properly.
Ed
Sean007 posted:An earlier woman working on the railroad.
I don't know who Barbara Stanwyck is, but that sure is a pretty girl! 
Anyway, I wonder if there would be more interest in steam locomotive preservation/operation today ... if they had 2-girl crews?
Tommy posted:Another cutie-pie!☺
I don't think you are allowed to say that in 2017. 
Ed, I'm sure you saw but J. Garner just sent an email out with one of your photos of the train at the slide site.
Yes I did see that. It's my way of helping out at WMSR. Mr Garner is free to use any of my photos for the railroad.
Ed
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