Now and again there are snapshots in life that make you realize how cool your actual job is. We that work for the railroad fill roles necessary to the operation of the company so that front line men and women can move trains. My role is to set up employees with the people and resources they need to maintain stations, and so when elected or appointed officials come to see stations, my crews are front and center.
On Monday August 9, we prepared to host the US Secretary of Transportation, Pete Buttigieg, at Somerville Station on the Raritan Valley Line. Really! It happened. :-)
One of the snapshots online shows the crowd with some odd duck tagging along behind.
Joking aside, I was able to meet him, shake his hand, and thank him for all he's done to push infrastructure investment with a transportation focus. I offered use of our office space and sure enough, after his security detail inspected it, he used it for about two hours - a bit of fame for our little group!
Here's hoping we played a role in having commuter operations be front and center in his mind.
Congratulations!
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