Indy has been on more uneven trails than this, and his boots provide decent support for his ankles, so he doesn't put quite as much effort into negotiating the bumps. It's still a little wearing though.
"I was a boiler man," he replies. "So I mostly just shoveled coal into the burner, raised or banked the fire, kept the boiler filled with water, and maintained the right pressure."
"Hot, sooty, hard work. But the engineers used to let me go up to the cab and watch the driver on my breaks though, so I picked up some other stuff. And kinda fell in love with locos as a way of traveling."
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Date: 2007-02-15 07:55 am (UTC)"I was a boiler man," he replies. "So I mostly just shoveled coal into the burner, raised or banked the fire, kept the boiler filled with water, and maintained the right pressure."
"Hot, sooty, hard work. But the engineers used to let me go up to the cab and watch the driver on my breaks though, so I picked up some other stuff. And kinda fell in love with locos as a way of traveling."