Reply to "UP 4014 Latest UP info added 1-31-14"

Originally Posted by cbojanower:

I have seen this quote "There are several crews (in Colton) that have had experience when steam was the primary mode that powered these trains," said Rod Doerr, superintendent - Los Angeles Service Unit. "

Were they 10 years old when UP hired them?

I thought the same thing when I read the article. There's no way that could happen....By the way, I love the first picture of 844.

HOTWATER: I'm with you: My first thought was "how old would those guys be now?" The math wasn't adding up!

I am curious, how does any RR find mechanics (with steam engine knowledge) and engineers to operate any steam engine? I watched a clip on youtube of 3985's engineer and was amazed. He made it look easy! Steam engines haven't been used forever, so where /how do they train people?

Anyway, look forward to the pictures!

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