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Thanks to everyone! I know nothing about 'choo choos' and this discussion is fascinating!
One question, if I may. Is there anything for the Engineer to DO on a modern train? With all the automation available today, I'd imagine he has a lot of time to play Backgammon! Must be quite a change from those movie days, when the Engineer's impassioned turn on a valve, with a big wrench, stopped the train from plunging into some gorge where the bridge is out; and all the passengers are saved!
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Robert
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"A man must consider what a rich realm he abdicates when he becomes a conformist." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ~ (thanks to Pat Keefe)
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