Comments on: Missouri Valley, IA to Onawa, IA http://www.powercycle.net/2009/05/01/missouri-valley-ia-to-onawa-ia Bicycle touring around the world Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:21:15 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: ksteinhoff http://www.powercycle.net/2009/05/01/missouri-valley-ia-to-onawa-ia/comment-page-1#comment-498 ksteinhoff Sat, 02 May 2009 12:51:41 +0000 http://www.powercycle.net/2009/05/01/missouri-valley-ia-to-onawa-ia#comment-498 Train whistles: tradition, if not regulation, dictates four blasts in the pattern long, long, short, long. The last one is held until the train passes the crossing. From doing stories over the years, I figured out there were two occupations I couldn't I wasn't suited for: train engineer and convenience store clerk. The first because I just knew that every car approaching the crossing was going to keep going and we were going to nail it. The latter because I knew that every customer who walked in after 2 A.M. was going to blow me away. Yes, wind is a real drag. <a>Here's just how much of a drag.</a> Train whistles: tradition, if not regulation, dictates four blasts in the pattern long, long, short, long. The last one is held until the train passes the crossing. From doing stories over the years, I figured out there were two occupations I couldn’t I wasn’t suited for: train engineer and convenience store clerk.

The first because I just knew that every car approaching the crossing was going to keep going and we were going to nail it. The latter because I knew that every customer who walked in after 2 A.M. was going to blow me away.

Yes, wind is a real drag. Here’s just how much of a drag.

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