In seeking to preserve railroad history, our efforts are most often focused on the physical aspects of the railroad and its infrastructure. But another, and sometimes neglected, element of history lives in the memories of those railroaders who lived that history as part of their day-to-day job.
In this episode of Living History, we talk with three retired locomotive engineers, who describe the ups and downs of life as an engineer on the railroad.
Edd Fuller, Editor
The most amazing, informative and funny conversation imaginable! Each of these wonderful guys made the point that there were down sides to the job, but they know they had very special careers. They got to live the dream. Kudos and a huge note of gratitude to John Springer for not only sharing his immense knowledge but for rounding up his friends to talk to us. Is there any chance of having an Episode 2?
As a retired railroader, I enjoyed listening to “Living History: Engineers.” I enjoy learning and listening to what others experienced in their careers, how they got started, where they worked and what they did.
I worked as an Engineer in the midwest but a lot of the discussions on this program applied. Had many mentors and tried to be a good teacher to my students.