Rusty's Chat   

                                            How 

                "Oh What A Ride on The

                    Rails Came to Be?​

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While on the train platform in Geneva, IL, I noticed 3 men seated on the patio at the 3rd Street Station Bar & Grill.  As  freight trains roared by, these men stood up and raised their beer glass saluting the engineer (and I learned later, also the flag displayed on UP's diesels) .

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Curious, I engaged them in conversation and learned they were retired railroad workers.

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Over the months, they allowed me to join them from time to time for their 'Thirsty Thursdays' get together.

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I enjoyed hearing their stories which prompted to me to ask: "Has anyone recorded your stories?"​ When they replied "no", I offered to do so.

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"Oh, What a Ride on the Rails" provided them with the opportunity, in an informal setting, to talk about their railroad experiences with one story or experience begetting another.  

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Just in case your curious, their stories were recorded in one take with no editing.

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