53: 47 Years On Trains! Retired Railroad Conductor Kevin Kinsey {Ep 53}

Listen to a friendly interesting chat about trains and life on the railroad with Kevin Kinsey, a retired Railroad Conductor who ran the route from Strasburg to Harrisonburg, now abandoned! Learn more about what training is involved and the typical career path is in this field. Listen to  the biggest changes he’s seen over his 47 years on trains. Find out what happened to the cabooses and why. Learn the difference between the job of a Railroad Conductor and Locomotive Engineer. Hear about the fun friendly banter they have between them on who really is in charge. Discover interesting facts about trains and railways pre and post Civil War including the Old Manassas Gap Railroad. Hear stories about his time working on the route from Strasburg to Harrisonburg; what he transported and what happened on the route with heartwarming stories about people that enjoyed watching the trains go by their homes. Get his take on the future of railroads and be sure to check out the links in the show notes to look up some history on train history in the Valley.  Cheers! Railroads of the Shenandoah Valley - and Why Isn't Harrisonburg on the Main Line?http://www.virginiaplaces.org/rail/valleyrail.html To learn more about X2 Comedy (now FWAF Show) & Buy Tickets visit: www.x2comedy.com/ (now FWAF Show visit thefunnywomacks.com) Facebook & Instagram: @x2comedy (now The Funny Womacks)