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2 El Paso Texas Stories
1] 3 PM slightly drizzly day waiting at the East Yard Limit down by the Tank Farms - train comes by about 5 mph as per Rule - they'd been la\ying down seamless replacement track and they were along the set rails - start running to catch a grain car - just get ready to grab the ladder rail - foot slips on the replacement rail - I do cartwheel, my backpack hits the truck & bounces me away from the wheels, I slip out of the straps and come into a roling standup - look back at mexican pasta bags scattered over 40 feet - grab back pack, stuff a couple things in and tie it up - see another coming up and catch it but its a flatbed and the rung is at waist level so I have to seriously exert myself to pull up past the balance point to hump the floor and roll on
2] Westboud this trip across from the AmTrak and Mission - waiting around with a few dozen wets - train comes by I grab it easy, still standing when some Santa Fe Cop starts running along the far side yelling at me to get off - I walk over and see him catch the next car back so I let myself off onto the side I got on and see the Cop spot me but the train is already going too fast to jump off so I hit the street and wait til later that night
Lesson - Don't Ride BATSF - SoPac is Cool-ish
3] Bonus Beats - Tucson down across from the Vetern's Interchange under Palo Verde in the dark, train pulls out of the yard, I let the engine get past the overpass and start running in the shadow of the cars full bore trying to catch the next one back and I hit the frog switch marker - goes clean between my legs doesn't even graze my balls but neatly flips me over on top of the cross sign - I realize I'm not dead and push myself back upright than wait a couple cars then get on whatever, knowing when it stops out above Benson I can switch over to the one I want
So - kiddies + I Old Fag - Always wear a hat and leather gloves & good army boots!