6/22/2018 Welcome Back Frank

[Bill Grierson]

Welcome back Frank!

I caught your wave while watching 484 get her fire cleaned.

Looking forward to a lot of 'waves',

Bill

[Frank Smith]

That wasn't me Bill. I will be there Sunday in time to greet the returning train, and for at least a month thereafter. Only two more days I am getting excited. I will be wearing a safety vest this year because spend so much time in the yard it will be safer.

It's not my Job to drive the train,
The whistle I cant blow.
It's not my job to tell the train,
how far that it can go.

I can not work the throttle,
to send it down the track.
but when it leaves from Chama,
I'll be waving from the back.

[Bill Grierson]

Frank,

I thought that was you as the gentlemen waved at the camera and was wearing a tan hat. I remembered your saying you would be in Chama on June 24th but thought maybe you had come a couple of days earlier. I will be looking for the safety vest Sunday for sure.

Take care and enjoy!

Bill

[Tom Smith]

Sorry for the confusion folks. I have to confess that you actually caught me on camera, waving to my sister. Was the first time I ever had the opportunity to watch them clean up close in person. I have watched it so many times on the South cam, I could not even begin to count. But it was nothing like standing right there and watching in person. I even got some pretty good video of my own. Funny thing, for some reason, every time they blew the whistle, my camera jumped. I know it had to be the camera's fault.

[Steve Ritchie]

Nice pros Frank, I liked that. Enjoy seeing you every morning as the train leaves, it makes me smile and wish I was there with you.