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Author:  railfan44 [ Sat Apr 27, 2013 7:36 pm ]
Post subject:  Why Is This Picture Important?
No, not because the ACL 501 is the oldest shovel nose and only E3 in existence (upgraded to an E6). No not because she ran over 6 million miles in revenue service right up to Amtrak Day. But rather because that's a father son team giving her a spring bath. They spend a long Saturday, volunteering and really working hard, every Saturday here at Spencer. Our museums need more John and Noahs. This museum is fortunate.

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Author:  weekendrailroader [ Sat Apr 27, 2013 7:49 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Why Is This Picture Important?
I started volunteering at "my" train museum when I was about 16 years old. I was too young to volunteer on my own, so my Dad joined train crew as well, just so I could volunteer. Dad stopped volunteering when I turned 18 (he was a bit uncomfortable with all the heavy machinery), as I was then old enough to volunteer on my own. I got my car and my driver's license at that time too, so I could drive myself to the museum.

Still, having a Dad and a rail museum that allowed me to "learn the ropes" on train crew that early on is something I'll always be thankful for. I joined the museum, thinking I would use that experience to prepare me for a career on BNSF or UP, and instead it got me heavily involved in historic preservation and interpretation.

And yes, I learned to operate air brakes on a train before I could drive a car. :)
Author:  railfan44 [ Sat Apr 27, 2013 8:24 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Why Is This Picture Important?
I was there the day Drew (I don't remember if he had on his green hat) got to work on a "full-scale" NP coach by himself. I was working on another car and gave him minimal guidance. I remember he found some beautiful cut glass, although broken, with the NP logo up where the clear story windows had been and he was ecstatic.
Author:  filmteknik [ Sat Apr 27, 2013 8:53 pm ]
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To each his own but I wouldn't call it a shovel nose but a slant nose.

Oldest slant nose: The model E in Baltimore.*

Oldest shovel nose: Pioneer Zephyr, Chicago.

*EA for those who selectively insist on stating A/B designation on this one but not on, say, an E8.

Steve
Author:  weekendrailroader [ Sat Apr 27, 2013 9:01 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Why Is This Picture Important?
railfan44 wrote:
I was there the day Drew (I don't remember if he had on his green hat) got to work on a "full-scale" NP coach by himself. I was working on another car and gave him minimal guidance. I remember he found some beautiful cut glass, although broken, with the NP logo up where the clear story windows had been and he was ecstatic.


I remember the day well (I think that was only a year or two ago). And yes, I had my green hat on (I had to wash it for the first time shortly after working on that coach). :)
Author:  railfan44 [ Sun Apr 28, 2013 8:20 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Why Is This Picture Important?
Yes Steve, somehow I forgot the B&O EA. But in my mind CB&Q 9900 and 9908 are not shovel noses because the cab is in what would be the nose. Yes, to each his own. Have a good day.
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