So this morning I went over to the Riverside & Great Northern and Jack showed me how to drive the diesel. I actually wound up driving it solo for a bit. Now I have to pass a test (open-book) and I will be certified. You may think I am certifiable as it is, but this will only mean I can drive the thing in an emergency and for maintenance tasks. I won't be hauling passengers around.At least, I hope that's all it means. As short as I am, my right leg began to cramp up after being crammed into the tiny space for the engineer for almost an hour. (Remember, these are small trains, not the big dudes.) I don't know how the regular engineers -- most of whom are pretty tall or pretty wide or both -- manage it.
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