Fundraiser helps train engineer stay on track
A train engineer from Schuylkill County was diagnosed with debilitating disease. His railroading friends held a fundraiser and gave him a hefty check.
Author: Marshall Keely (WNEP)
Updated: 6:05 PM EDT July 16, 2021
MINERSVILLE, Pa. — Where there's a steam locomotive, Chris Bost is never too far away. He's been an engineer for more than three decades.
"I always wanted to do it since I was a kid," he said. "It's not like a job or anything. It's pretty thrilling. Especially when you can get out on the main line and you can go."
Bost is often the man who gets things moving for Project 113 in Minersville, operating the locomotive in his signature polka dot hat.