Jeff Schrimmer wrote:Sharon, that was fun to see. Hopefully, Larry S. was recording and got that one. It was right around 4pm (local time).
Jeff
Sharon Evans wrote:The crew of 487 let someone up into the cab to have his picture taken and blow the whistle. Good public relations though the people running around was a sight to behold. Some tourist railroads sell cab ride tickets, wonder if the C&TS or D&SNG would ever do that? I rode in the cab of the V&T when I was there. Just think of riding from Chama or Antonito to Osier in the cab and the rest of the way in coach. They could switch people at Osier.
Larry Sullivan wrote:09-19-15 Great PR Move -- I don't normally post much that's specific to the folks visiting the yard, but in this case I think I am going to make an exception to that rule. This young man walked up to one of the crew members of 487, obviously asking about blowing the whistle. In doing so the crew allowed him to get up in the cab as he called his friends and family to watch and take some pictures. The excitement as he got off the locomotive was priceless for him. Wonderful PR move, and gesture by the crew.
Ed Stabler wrote:I saw that. Neat! I think this kind of thing from the engine crews
does more to get youngsters interested than anything else could. I
remember, when I was about four years old I got invited into the cab
of a PRR GG1 at the depot at Glenn Mills, PA. What a thrill! After
we moved to Colorado Springs in 1947, Mom often took me down to the
D&RGW/CRI&P Depot to see trains come in. Once, when I was about
seven, we went to pick my Dad up from the Rock Island's Rocky Mt.
Rocket, and I got a cab ride on a CRI&P 4-6-2 from the Depot to the roundhouse
where the engine would be serviced for the next day's run east. If I hadn't been hooked before,
that did the trick. I recall my Dad wasn't too happy as he was in a hurry to get home.
Oh, well..... -- Ed
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