Dad rode a lot of freight trains when he was the Cook on a work train. Their crane was self-powered and was typically their only motive power when on-the-job. Moving between jobs was done by hanging their string of equipment onto a freight train. The Gang usually wasn't aboard for moves but part of Dad's job was taking care of the work train so he was always aboard for moves, typically done at night. His bed was bolted to the floor lengthways to the car and Dad would pack pillows at the head and foot to keep him from injury when the slack repeatedly ran in and out. He said it was generally a very rough ride.
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