Reply to "What Members Work On Real Railroads?"

GreggOGR Forum Member

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1967 - 1969 - Brakeman - Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad
1978 - 1981 - Fireman on GTW 2-8-2 #4070 running out of Cleveland, Ohio
1982 - present - Life Member Fort Wayne RR Historical Society and Engineer on steam locomotive NKP 765
1995 - 2005 - Superintendent of Operations and Designated Supervisor of Locomotive Engineers (DSLE) for the Ohio Central Railroad System's Youngstown Division
2006 - present - Volunteer Engineer and DSLE at the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad in Cleveland.
2015 - present - DSLE at the Grand River Railway in Grand River, Ohio.

I must be missing something but when did you work as a regular engineer on diesels(spare board?). Are you a member of the UTU or BLE?

Yes.. quite an accomplished career and I understand you're also a Pilot... What would you rather do... Fly or run run the steamer?

4/27/1610:10 AM

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