Re: A Last Portrait of Buffalo

Posted by South Park on Feb 27, 2019; 3:59pm
URL: http://c-sng-discussion-forum.254.s1.nabble.com/A-Last-Portrait-of-Buffalo-tp13559p13568.html

  At my house, we call the smell of creosote "railroad perfume".

  You make a fair point about heat and bent rails, but I think this also
reflects my lack of interest in running the train/s, perferring instead to
watch them.  When I have done volunteer work on steamers, the help
always fights for the chance to be in the cab.  It's hot and cramped and
you can't see a damned thing.  On the flip side, NO ONE wants to go
out on the line and do ballast work or change ties.  That's where I want
to be.  I get good exercise, clean air, and often great scenery.  When the
train comes by, I have the best seat in the house to see the choreography
of wheels and rods and steam and sound go by.  And the threat of bent
rail is just not a concern.  I can take in the smell of hot steel and enjoy
it for what it is.