Memories: Skip Hansberry
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Blue Ridge Chapter snapshot memories. - Skip “Groundhog” Hansberry
- 1978 Walking into the Bonanza Steakhouse for my first Blue Ridge Chapter meeting. A stranger offered his hand and said "Hi. I'm Ed Fielding, we're glad to have you here."
- 1980? Helping people up into the Best Friend of Charleston as SR 219 raced past with brand new GP50's on the point.
- 1982 Trip to Monongahela with Ed, Ricky, Jim King.
- Chapter tour of the facilities at Clifton Forge.
- 1985 Freezing on the bank waiting on the R.F.&P. at Ruther Glen with Lee, Ricky, Jeff, and Roy.
- 1986 Pacing a S-S freight with GP40 6739 in the lead at 70+mph near Skippers, Virginia in Jeff Thaxton's blue Volvo.
- 1987 Spotting our first CSX unit (GE 5502) in the snow at Alleghany.
- 1987 Trip with Roy, Ricky, David Heider, David Leonard to Frisco, Speers Ferry when "Old Blue" broke down.
- Trip to Hudson River with David Leonard, Lee, Ricky, Roy.
- Chapter trip to N&W dispatching center at Crewe.
- Chapter trip to Roanoke dispatching center.
- Chapter trip to Union Station, Ivy City facilities.
- Meetings at Kemper Street when we'd run out to watch 203 roll by, then hang around for #19. (or vice versa)