Sunday, February 20, 2005


We stop to pick up passengers at Bertram, TX, on the Austin & Texas Central Hill Country Flyer. The train order signal, with its semaphore arms sticking straight out, indicates "Stop Train Order Signal." We must pick up train orders before proceeding from the station. If you will look just above Steve Barry, the guy in the red vest, you will see the train orders hanging in the train order hoops. Steve is working as the crew chief today. He also works as brakeman, conductor, and fireman. The conductor today, Clif Jones (black vest), is welcoming the passengers aboard. Clif is a certified steam engine fireman, and also works as crew chief, brakeman, and conductor. I worked as brakeman this trip so I could ride the caboose with my friends, the Hammonds and Wards.

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