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Titanium
- Joined
- Sep 14, 2005
- Location
- San Diego
This is the one that brings me to the floor in tears. I'm so glad it's here.
Locomotive 4449 Southern Pacific "Daylight" leaving Chicago - YouTube "The Southern Pacific Daylight"
Please start it and then pause, until the "greyline" finishes loading the file.
Pump it up to full screen and some medium strong sound. That's what puts me under. :- )
When starting it there is some history. You may have to pause a few times to read it all.
This was a famous engine and train. "The Southern Pacific Daylight"
I road it at least two times from Colton California and maybe another home I don't remember which. This is the train in my mind, when Willie Nelson sings about the City of "New Orleans." Riding on the train, I've seen all he sings about. Graveyards full of rusted automobiles, and old black men, Dealing cards in the club car, and the paper bag that holds the bottle. GAD! It's just like I was there again. I guess I really miss those times.
This all happened when I was between 8 and 14 years old and I went by myself. Earlier I went my Mother and Dad, and I slept in the Pullman's upper birth. What a wonderful way to sleep. Four hundred miles of rocking back and forth.
It's all about seeing my Grandmother and Grandfather. She always met me at the train station and Grandpa was there at home, and many times he went to work all dressed up in his conductor's uniform and with the neatest little passenger train lantern that fit in his pocket. I really liked that little lantern. It was chrome plated too. Grandma and Grandpa had five acres in Loomis CA It was forest land and had two streams where my cousin Jerry and I played. Every time Jerry and I visited we all had to go to the see building of the Folsom Dam, which made a big Lake eventually.
It's also about my Dad because he worked on the railroad too. And so did Uncle Art my Mom's sister's husband.
Grandpa and my Dad always knew what to do. To me they were strong men I looked up to. When I was very young grandpa was pretty off putting, but as I grew older I was able to get under his skin and then we were able to talk about some things. He was a plumber too, and had some trade books on plumbing. My cousin and I would try to read them.
I found a truly wonderful pump in this book. It was called a Ram. It could pump water and didn't need any energy. I was very excited and showed it to grandpa. He told me how it worked and that it use the water flowing down hill to charge the pump so it could build up pressure. I liked it a lot when he took time with me.
I'm writing this in hopes of you may understanding a little more about who I am. And I'm happy to do so. I consider you friends because we have a common bond here in this machining forum
I also worked on the Southern Pacific Railroad in the sixties. I was a switchman. It helped me through my college studies.
I learned two important things working under union contract. Everyone has the right to make a living for his livelihood. Meaning don't obstruct or haze another person in doing his work. The other was, "You have to protect your job." You do that by being there to work it, and do the best you can.
My Great Grandfather Dornfeld worked for the Southern Pacific Steam Ship Co. ~ I think.
So this was all the men in my extended family save for my Mother's Father.
So I seem to get very emotional when I hear a steam engine and or a train whistle.
To all who read this, Thank you for letting me reminisce.
My very best regards to you all,
Stanley Dornfeld
SP 4449 At ORHF Holiday Express - YouTube "Holiday express Great Drivers and Monkey Motion video.) More on the 4449 engine and train.
"Tehachapi loop" Where the front of a train can pass over itself. I was there as well. This video is a good rendering of it.
ATSF in Tehachapi Loop - YouTube
Locomotive 4449 Southern Pacific "Daylight" leaving Chicago - YouTube "The Southern Pacific Daylight"
Please start it and then pause, until the "greyline" finishes loading the file.
Pump it up to full screen and some medium strong sound. That's what puts me under. :- )
When starting it there is some history. You may have to pause a few times to read it all.
This was a famous engine and train. "The Southern Pacific Daylight"
I road it at least two times from Colton California and maybe another home I don't remember which. This is the train in my mind, when Willie Nelson sings about the City of "New Orleans." Riding on the train, I've seen all he sings about. Graveyards full of rusted automobiles, and old black men, Dealing cards in the club car, and the paper bag that holds the bottle. GAD! It's just like I was there again. I guess I really miss those times.
This all happened when I was between 8 and 14 years old and I went by myself. Earlier I went my Mother and Dad, and I slept in the Pullman's upper birth. What a wonderful way to sleep. Four hundred miles of rocking back and forth.
It's all about seeing my Grandmother and Grandfather. She always met me at the train station and Grandpa was there at home, and many times he went to work all dressed up in his conductor's uniform and with the neatest little passenger train lantern that fit in his pocket. I really liked that little lantern. It was chrome plated too. Grandma and Grandpa had five acres in Loomis CA It was forest land and had two streams where my cousin Jerry and I played. Every time Jerry and I visited we all had to go to the see building of the Folsom Dam, which made a big Lake eventually.
It's also about my Dad because he worked on the railroad too. And so did Uncle Art my Mom's sister's husband.
Grandpa and my Dad always knew what to do. To me they were strong men I looked up to. When I was very young grandpa was pretty off putting, but as I grew older I was able to get under his skin and then we were able to talk about some things. He was a plumber too, and had some trade books on plumbing. My cousin and I would try to read them.
I found a truly wonderful pump in this book. It was called a Ram. It could pump water and didn't need any energy. I was very excited and showed it to grandpa. He told me how it worked and that it use the water flowing down hill to charge the pump so it could build up pressure. I liked it a lot when he took time with me.
I'm writing this in hopes of you may understanding a little more about who I am. And I'm happy to do so. I consider you friends because we have a common bond here in this machining forum
I also worked on the Southern Pacific Railroad in the sixties. I was a switchman. It helped me through my college studies.
I learned two important things working under union contract. Everyone has the right to make a living for his livelihood. Meaning don't obstruct or haze another person in doing his work. The other was, "You have to protect your job." You do that by being there to work it, and do the best you can.
My Great Grandfather Dornfeld worked for the Southern Pacific Steam Ship Co. ~ I think.
So this was all the men in my extended family save for my Mother's Father.
So I seem to get very emotional when I hear a steam engine and or a train whistle.
To all who read this, Thank you for letting me reminisce.
My very best regards to you all,
Stanley Dornfeld
SP 4449 At ORHF Holiday Express - YouTube "Holiday express Great Drivers and Monkey Motion video.) More on the 4449 engine and train.
"Tehachapi loop" Where the front of a train can pass over itself. I was there as well. This video is a good rendering of it.
ATSF in Tehachapi Loop - YouTube