 Feel free to send your
thoughts, photos and railroad memories to me. I will gladly post them
for all to enjoy! E-mail me at
railroadmn@aol.com
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 Hi. You don't
know me but perhaps you have heard or seen me. I think I was in one of your
pictures of a wire damage in Milford on Metro North a few years ago. In
searching the web, this is the second time I've come across your site and I
think its Top Notch. Some times I think the public views railroaders as
another typical union job. In fact it is the tightes knit family outside of
my own. There is a respect for eachother and the job that extends from
railroad to railroad. Your sight greatly reflects that. Keep up the Great
Site.
John
Frank
ET
Catenary Foreman
Metro
North New Haven Line
Power
Department
(April 1, 2006) From our ol' Pal
Burt the Davisville Signal Maintainer..."Thank you for a great site.
I really enjoy it. My name is Burt Vanasse, Retired 2002. Former Signal
maintainer at Davisville RI. I had the pleasure of meeting a lot of great
conductors that worked out of Davisville during the electric traction
construction in this area. They were a great bunch to work with. Your site
and pictures have shown people that met and brought back memories."
(March 16, 2006) From Chris Perrone's sister Andrea....."I just wanted to
thank you for the great photo and memorial for my brother Christopher.
I can not tell you how much joy it brings me to see his photo on your
website. He loved the railroad as do so many others. I looked at
all your photos in an effort to find more pictures of Chris. He's been
gone for only week and I still cling to whatever glimpse of him and his life
that I can. He had railroading in his blood and I see from your photos
he wasn't alone. You have paid a great tribute to all those
"railroaders". One photo is better than the next. Thank you for taking the
time to take the photos for so many of us to enjoy. The combination of old
and new is stunning."
Kudos to all involved.
Sincerely,
Andrea Perrone Tripp
(April 21, 2005) I am a LIRR Console Operator at PSCC and I love your web
site!!!!!!!!
Sebastion, Long Island Railroad Company
(May 24, 2004) "Once I get into "I Know a Railroad!", I can't get out of it. I
really enjoy it Brian. All the pictures & stories. How do you do it? Must
take a lot of time. Great story on Billy Martin!"
Richie Sullivan, Retired Conductor, Boston Crew Base.
(September 9, 2003) Dear Brian: Great pics and story on the black out!
Very entertaining as usual.
Frats, Rob Aldridge Portland, Or. Crewbase
(August
22, 2003) Hey Brian, First visit to your web site. It's amusing and
interesting, thanks for taking
the time to do it.
Bill Delaney Boston Conductor
(February 6, 2003) I come now and again to visit your Zone 1 site.
I am your friendly train
dispatcher in Penn Station Central Control. Thanks for the great
work!
Jeffrey S. The Long Island Rail Road Company
(October
14, 2002) "Great job, Brian. What makes it great????
Not one picture of Bob Bass...now, THAT is a great accomplishment."
Bob
(October 13, 2002) Hi, I am a Engineer in the UK.
I just wanted to tell you what a wonderful site you have! Well
done :)
It's nice to see the staff of US railways are exactly the same as ours
in
the UK.
All the best. Peter W Hurst
(October 13, 2002) Just surfed on to your site, what fun!! I am retired
after 38 years on
the road as Brk/Cond on the N&W/NS (Freight Only} I, like you
treasure the memories
of the railroaders I was associated with and the humorous things we
experienced thru the years.
Keep On Trucking By Rail .....Smitty
(August 22, 2002) I just found your site...I think it's great and I
really appreciate the thought that the best thing about the railroad is the
railroaders. I had the privilege of working for Amtrak for almost 15
years....before being swept out by Downs and Warrrington in 1994. I
would love to get back
and work to help make Amtrak all that it can and should be.
J.T
(August 15, 2002) I love your web site.
Mac Daniel
Boston Globe
617.929.3068 w
617.929.3186 fax
(May 12, 2002) Dear Brother Radovich: First off I'd like to tell
you how much I and my wife
enjoy your web page, by far the best I've come across on Amtrak or
railroading in general
for that matter! I also noticed you have a piece by a long time friend
and our local
UTU Chairman Dirk Sampson (he was my local chairman when I was a
conductor at Amtrak).
Fraternally, Rob A. Vancouver, Wa.
(May 1, 2002) Hello. Thanks for putting up the great photos of the
people you work with.
I also enjoy the photos of the trains and facilities you folks work
at.
Looks like you have quite a railroad there to work on.
Thanks again for your efforts! S. Glenn Locomotive
Engineer UPRR
(April 8, 2002) Hello: A friend told me about your web site. He
works at the Southampton Yard. I enjoyed it very much. You have
done an excellent job on the pages.
I live in Nebraska where Union Pacific's Bailey Yard is located.
If you haven't already done so,
I thought you might enjoy taking a look at their page.
It is
http://www.uprr.com/aboutup/history/bailey/.
I look forward to checking back to
www.slamtrak.com often. Jenna F.
(April 5, 2002)
I had a great time looking over the sight, a lot of work went into it.
I can't
understand why I stayed so young and they got so old, hahahaha.
Thanks! Bobby Staff. Conductor, CSX (Former CR, PC, NYNH&H)
(EDITOR'S NOTE.......Thanks for your compliment Bob. If you had
been working for these nitwit produce line managers for the last 5
years you'd have aged like we have!)
(April 2, 2002) Please remove that very unflattering photo of me from
your web site. It's not my fault
I am bailing out on all of you when the ship is sinking. Just
think........I'll be making more
than a quarter million dollars a year running NJT into the ground the
same way I wrecked your railroad.
Enjoy your glide path to oblivion!!! Georgie Boy W. Ex Prez.
Slamtrak
(April 1, 2002) Brian..........I can see your up to your old tricks
again. You drove Claytor and Downs crazy. You just never give up. It's
no wonder they haven't locked you up in the
coo-coo farm with the rest of the Boston nutcases.
Pointless Arlo
(April 1, 2002) Love your web site and keep those photos coming!
Thank you, William D. Allen
(son of legendary "Shore Line" hogger Dave "Thunder Jaw" Allen).
(July 13, 2001) Hi, I came across your web site and found it to
be true of every thing about
the railroad and the people. It was only a few years after all the
changes did we realize,
the job was not a job. But a way of life that is gone because
of the greedy, not needed management.
Good site I had a few laughs....I will pass your site around.
Thanks.
MIKE NICHOLSON
President Local 1130 U.T.U.
Toronto Ontario Canada
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