Railroading when steam was king. The Southern Pacific Coast Daylight, Los Angles to San Francisco. Considered by many to be the most beautiful train in the nation during the 1940's and 1950's.
One time we had 2 women ask us if they could have the insulators. They followed us for 2 days picking up insulators. Sometimes a glancing blow would spin them off, other times it took too long. We would haul ass climbing.
The Jalopy Journal
