HAVE YOU EVER HELPED OUT?

Out linesiding this afternoon at Page near Mission BC , East bound CN # 306 , CN 2453, WC 6005 - interesting enough as WC not that common in BC . Train stops at crossing waiting for river bridge to open . Conductor steps off & asks me - can I run him in my truck back a couple of crossings, as the train is over 10000 ft & he is not sure he cleared it ! – Hey no problem,always glad to keep the railroad running .
Any of you folks out there with similar stories ?
Doing my part for CN – can I bill them for gas???

Billing CN for the gas would be a good way to get the crew fired, but I doubt you’d ever sdee a cheque…

LC

I have run a crew member to a crossing or many over the years.
I just chalk it up to good will between railroad crews and railfans and we need all the goodwill that we can get.

Im not saying you will or not but your good deed could give you a cab ride.

A helping hand goes a long way.

David Brown

Yes I have.A train was stuck outside of Defiance yard because of frozen brakes with a train in front of them I went to Mcdonalds for them for breakfast.I also bought a conductor a pepsi in deshler a few weeks ago.
stay safe
Joe

Glad to see other fans have gone a few extra steps to help out the railroad crews – keep up the good work

I helped throw a switch once, it hadn’t been used in a long tim so i was kind of stickey and i was sitting in my truck waiting for the train to go by and it stops in the middle of the crossing and a guy jumped out to throw the switch and he pulled on it for a couple of minutes and then i could see that he was having trouble so i hollered to him “do you need a hand?” and then he waved me over and together we were able to throw the switch.

Yep, during the Indian blockades in Canada about 1990-1991, I was railfanning with a friend in Neenah, WI, when we heard on the scanner of a detour coming southbound in to Neenah, so the crew change could be made. We headed down to the yard, and started snapping pictures of the CN units. Then, the head brakeman or conductor asked us to drive him back to the rear end to get the FRED.
No problem,so he jumped into the back seat, made a comment about it being against the rules,[}:)] we drove him to the tailend, and he got the FRED and threw it into the back seat alongside himself. We then gave him a ride back to the head-end, he thanked us, and we even got some in-cab pictures for our trouble.[8D]
We didn’t bother billing him for gas…[:D]

Years ago (shhhhh don’t ask how many) I saw a speeder wreck. There were 2 men riding the speeder. One was seriously hurt. I called the ambulance. I guess you could say, “I helped”.

A couple of weeks ago I was riding in the cab with my dad of a WSOR engine in Reedsburg and both the conductor and the engineer were on the same side so the engineer asked us to check if the crossing was clear on that side for him. We did that a few times at some of the smaller crossings as well.

Noah

Back in the 70s,some friends and I were watching a freight on the SP that had stopped blocking a cossing.We drove the brakeman back to the crossing to cut the train.We got a cab ride out of it.[:D]

Not sure I’m in the correct area. Not use to a computer. My wife gave me a HO scale Athearn GP60 power unit for fathers day since I would like to try a HO scale layout. My question is "what RR used the GP60? Since its black could anyone advise me on where I can fine out how to paint his engine?

I helped in the ULTIMATE way!!! I drove a conductor to get a coffee once. You know how they are if they don’t get their coffee!!! (LOL) They were waiting for a meet, I got a tour of the engine, …cool!

Local crew was stopped at a small town convenience store (I think they were getting ice cream) and couldn’t hear the DS calling them. I stopped at the store, asked them if they were the train being called (I knew they were), and told them the DS was calling. The conductor snagged the hogger (just paying for his purchase) and they headed out, with the conductor muttering about how his radio was on and he didn’t know why he didn’t hear, etc, etc.

They were tying up the RR, too.

interex, go over to the Model Railroader forums. Click on the forums button at the top of the page then go to the Model railroader side, then to the General discussion section, then click Post new topic, and ask you question there.

Noah

This may not be much help, but it was fun. In 1978 I was playing Frisbee with my college room mate behind Able Hall at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. A Rock Island train came through, and stopped with the caboose just past the diamond with the MoPac spur that runs parallel with V Street. The head end of the Rock cut off to pick up some cars at a lumberyard a couple blocks down the line. The conductor in the caboose stepped out on the back deck to catch some air, and I motioned the Frisbee toward him. He yelled out “Toss it over!” and my roomie & I included him in our Frisbee toss until his train started to move again.

I helped a BNSF conductor with a broke nuckle few years ago.

I gave a UP crew a ride to the store in Evanston,Wy. They offered me a cab ride into Ogden,Ut. but I had no way to get back so I didn’t take it. I did get a very good tour of the locomotive.

Did the conductor have a broken knuckle,or the train [?][:D]

Yes I have helped out several times. I’ve called in hotboxes(yes I’m old enough to know the difference between them and roller bearings) plus I’ve called in about
gradecrossing flashers not properly working,along with a few other things.

Twin - Abel Hall is about all that is left of that area now! Rock Island and Mo Pac are now trails. But Frisbee is still popular!

Lincoln Mookie