Reply to "What Members Work On Real Railroads?"

I worked for 2 railroads.  Right after high school I got a job with the Union RR outside of Pittsburgh PA.  They did work for the local steel mills in the area.  I worked as a yard clerk.  Later on I got a job with NS, as a conductor, taking coal trains from Shire Oaks yard in Elrama PA over the mountain and around the Horseshoe Curve to Altoona PA.  What amazed me was the ability of such long and heavy trains to traverse the mountain the way they do.  What with steel wheels on steel track and with such a steep grade they have to climb.  Almost unbelievable.

Rick