this is very interesting. i really like this forum. i have been everything that a little boy growing up on 1940's and 50's tv wanted to be: started out on family dairy farm, went to navy, saw half the world, became a cowboy after that, both dude ranch and working ranch type. learned how to shoe horses and made a decent living on that till back gave out, became a firefighter, emt, policeman. then got into railroading, basically was an APE, (all purpose employee), engineer, conductor forklift operator, also worked on steam engines. after retiring about 10 years ago got called back to part time railroad again this past summer and going back in the spring.