Dog Catching on the SMVRR
by admin on Dec.01, 2009, under SMVRR
“Dog catching” was a new term to me. It’s when a crew is sent to relieve an existing crew on a train. In this case, I relieved Rafael about 4:45pm as conductor after he had already put in a full day with Celite and a 24-car train. All we had left to do was spot the last 3 cars and get home. Rob came along, too, and took these pictures (it was getting dark and we had work to do, so pictures took a back seat). That’s me in the second photo listening intently to James’ instructions, and I’m on the ground throwing a switch in the third photo. James was our engineer (first photo).
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All Aboard!
The rails of a railroad track are kept shiny on the top by the regular passage of trains. Thus, "To Shiny Rails" is the battle cry of my personal effort to keep railroading activities of all kinds available to as many people as possible. It's tantamount to exclaiming "Keep those trains a rollin'!". And with any luck at all, I'll personally be on as many of those trains as possible! To shiny rails, Jamie
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