In this thirty minute documentary, five steam locomotive enginemen tell anecdotes of their experiences in the woods, which are intercut with 16mm archival films dating back to 1903.<br><br>Wrecks, run-aways, humorous incidents in camp, and double-headed snow plowing are among the subjects covered in this personal look at a long-vanished life-style.<br><br>Featured<br># Bert Bergstrom, engineer on the Westside<br># Tom and Manny Marshall, worked on the Pickering Sugarpine Railroad<br># Jack Piletti, from the Diamond and Caldor<br># Henry Sorensen, worked on Hammond Lumber Co RR<br># Ted Wurm, Author-Historian<br><br>Story Quotes from The Film<br><br>Rough Cut Life Story Quotes"I seen this flunky picking the flies out of the batter. I said 'no more hotcakes'."<br><br>"When the engine came to that derail, it flipped right over on its side in the bay."<br><br>"When he threw the train into emergency stop, it tore the stove right up from the floor of the caboose."<br><br>"I worked 240 hours |
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