Decades ago, after several years of high school machine shop, I worked part-time at less-than-minimum wage as an apprentice in a machine shop. In those days, in my high-school, four years of machine shop was mandatory. I'm not sure what is available in the Strassburg area. I learned a lot and the company got an inexpensive needed extra hand. I wonder whether there are youths in Strassburg who would benefit greatly from such an experience, working at the shop, perhaps in cooperation with a local community college? Probably union rules would pose a problem. A series of apprentice weeks at the shops, paid for by a student, might be worthwhile for the railroad and the student.
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