A guy I was talking to today said that spouses of drivers are allowed to ride up front on trips. Is this true?
Many thanks Fatbot
MDRR Member # 2992
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Not Officially.
CG96 Member # 1408
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Seriously? No. The liability involved here is enormous. Many Class One RRs won't let any unauthorised individuals in the locomotives without district or senior management present - or a company attourney. Same with Class Two RRs & shortlines. No unauthorised persons in the locomotive, period.
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dilly Member # 1427
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"Official" regulations aside, Amtrak employees are human beings. And human beings don't always adhere to the rules.
Since Amtrak has existed for over thirty years, it's a fair certainty that an engineer or two has smuggled a wife, girlfriend, or whatever aboard a locomotive at one time or another.
The last time I traveled on the Empire Builder, the sleeper attendant had a pretty, twenty-something woman camped in his room for the entire run from Seattle to Chicago.
Was she his wife? His girlfriend? His sister? Beats me. All I know is that the toilets remained filthy, the guy never made coffee even once, and his female companion definitely wasn't an Amtrak employee.
Pojon Member # 3080
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I know what you mean! I slept with the Amtrak hostess on a run to Florida on the Silver Service Silver Meteor in the 1970's in her sleeping compartment. She later became my fiancee! Though, she did not neglect her duties--did the fashion show in the club car, ran bingo games and worked with kids doing games. At night after midnight she was a lover!
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NothinCouldBeFiner... Member # 3832
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Did you end up getting married?
quote:Originally posted by Pojon: I know what you mean! I slept with the Amtrak hostess on a run to Florida on the Silver Service Silver Meteor in the 1970's in her sleeping compartment. She later became my fiancee! Though, she did not neglect her duties--did the fashion show in the club car, ran bingo games and worked with kids doing games. At night after midnight she was a lover!
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