Hi, I’m Francis, and I love trains. We have a CSX shortline here in Tampa on the edge of the next neighborhood, where I am allowed to ride my bike (coin crushing is fun, I’ll try nickels and dimes next) and our aunt in New Jersey lives down the block from a main line. But I can usually only hear them from my bedroom, though.
How many of you are engineers, what line do you work for and where, how far do you go, what type of engine you operate and train you carry etc. Full train bio please![8D]
I’m ‘retired’ from the C&NW out of Chicago. I’ve operated from Proviso yard to Madison, Janesville, Milwaukee, Green Bay, Fond du Lac, and Adams WI. I also ran commuter trains out of downtown Chicago.
I’ve operated most every type of diesel pre-1992 Alco, Fairbanks-Morse, EMD, and GE locomotive. I even piloted a steam locomotive once. My two favorite locomotives are the E9 and the SD40-2.