The Herder Himself

My current mood, brought to you by signal indication….
End of CTC, heading into TWC or Track Warrant Control.
Now that we're in TWC, the question is, what sort of warrant do we have? A "box 2", proceed from ____ to ____ on the MAIN track. Or a "box 4", work between ____ and ____ on the MAIN track?
Makes a huge diffrence there, there's NO going back on a box 2...nope, nothing but pressing onward. Nothing to worry about but what lies on the road ahead...
I really like camping, even though I don't get to as much these days. I like being out in the woods (preferably not alone...have a little thing about being alone, at night, in the woods) campin out. We're not talking bout drive your RV in and pluging in either. Nope, I'm more like grab a sleeping bag, tent and a Coleman stove. Been times I didn't even take those "luxuries" either...

I like driving around, pretty much exploring new roads, places, etc. Don't use a map either, just drive and explore. Only need a map in the unlikely event I truely end up lost. Lol, that's not happened yet!

Hmm, well I'd gather you can see I'm into trains, so thats another intrest of mine as well as being my career... So yeah, I am a "foamer" or "railfan", whatever term you prefer. I also work for a railroad, and I'll point out to you critics: I keep my job first, it's dangerous out there and I know where the priorities lie. As far as the career portion goes, I work for the BNSF Railway. Currently I'm what's called a Hostler, sorta like being an engineer, so I get to drive locomoitves! Prior to this I was a Switchman working in the rail yards or being the Conductor on freight trains going all over this beautiful state. Working as a Conductor has a good perk, you get to see the beauty offered to us from a diffrent perspective. If Only I could describe the sunrise's and sunset's I've seen...all I can say is you had to be there.

Personally, some of my favorite things to do is ride the ferry out of Seattle, looking back at the big city. Something about being out there on the bay, the peace it offers while looking back at the hustle bustle of the city. Alki point is good for this too... Another place I find my solitude is Edmonds or Mukilteo in the evening. I have my "spots" I park myself at, turn my railroad radio to "sixes" so I can evesdrop, pop the rear hatch on my Jeep, hop in, sit back and listen to the peaceful rolling waves of Puget Sound. Only to be interuppted by lonesome wail of the horn on a distant train, or shattered by the passing of another freight. Only better place to be now would be riding as brakeman on one of those trains rolling out the miles along the countryside. Cab door propped open with the snow broom, side window's wide open, and myself stretched out on the two chairs watching the world roll by, and nary a care in the world till our next "work". Life starts to look pretty worth while right about then...

I guess you could say I lead a simple life, but that also means I enjoy more of the simpler things in life. I'd guess it's the little things that count to me. Don't need anything fancy for this guy.
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