In 1979 I had taken the train (AMTRAK) out to San Luis Obispo, CA. CAL POLY girls and SP’s famous Cuesta Grade north of town... 1979 this...

Back in the mid to late 60’s I fired a lot in the freight pool and hostled engines in Milwaukee... I got pretty familiar to the re-wiring...

First photo shows trains 69/272 at Portage, WI. 69 arriving from Milwaukee and we’re about to head east on 272... I’m firing for Frank...

We’re stopped at Harwood Ave. on the west side of Milwaukee (Wauwatosa) waiting for clearance to come into the yard. We’ve run against...