February 7, 2017
Man, as the railroader, in his
limitless imagination and endurance of sheer will power will stop at
nothing to move his train down the line, hence he will use every tool
at his disposal to do so, be it sticks, stones, steel, steam, or
heat. Not even a frozen-solid coupler will deny him making the next
joint with a cut of cars that his switch list shows are to be added
to his train. Few realize what it is to be a railroader; that it’s
not just sitting in a warm cab as the train rolls down the track.
Rather that it is a demanding, hands-on, on-your-feet-thinking,
problem-solving, detail oriented “job” requiring acute sense and
senses to ensure his train arrives timely, moreover unscathed. I
propose the next time you fuel your vehicle, adjust the heat in your
home, buy a loaf of bread you consider that a railroader was involved
making sure that grain to make bread; that oil used to produce
gasoline; that coal to fuel the power plant was delivered
efficiently, safely, here with the Promethean gift of fire – tool
of tools – in hand.
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