Steam & Excursion > "Headin' Home" with 8444 -- a series 7of 10

Typical of stops I usually spent time talking to reporters. In this case I'm answering questions for a radio station. Many young reporters, and most of them were young, couldn't quite put steam locomotives in context. Sometimes extreme patience was required. One interview in particular I'll always remember is when I was doing a TV interview with a young woman whose first question was: "Tell me. What's that big black thing on the front of the train?" Her cameraman standing behind her did a great eye roll. I managed to keep a straight face.

Standing in front of us in this view is Gordon (Sandy) McCulloh. As the train rolled north we had encountered several southbound Katy coal trains. I prophetically mused that with all that traffic perhaps UP should take a look at the Katy. Two years later it was part of our railroad.



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Copy19 Wrote:
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> Standing in front of us in this view is Gordon
> (Sandy) McCulloh. As the train rolled north we
> had encountered several southbound Katy coal
> trains. I prophetically mused that with all that
> traffic perhaps UP should take a look at the Katy.
> Two years later it was part of our railroad.


Ah ha! It's all your fault then John! ;)

KC - Who do we blame for CNW and SP fading away?

GRNDMND Wrote:
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> Copy19 Wrote:
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> > Standing in front of us in this view is Gordon
> > (Sandy) McCulloh. As the train rolled north we
> > had encountered several southbound Katy coal
> > trains. I prophetically mused that with all
> that
> > traffic perhaps UP should take a look at the
> Katy.
> > Two years later it was part of our railroad.
>
>
> Ah ha! It's all your fault then John! ;)
>
> KC - Who do we blame for CNW and SP fading away?

Everybody already thought CNW was part of UP and Harriman grabbed the SP generations ago. :-)

That's a great photo of you and Sandy.

Bob Krieger
Cheyenne, WY



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Looks like you're at Waco!

Bradley Linda
Waco, TX

ssw Wrote:
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> Looks like you're at Waco!
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> Bradley Linda
> Waco, TX


Thanks. I wasn’t sure where this was taken.