She's been a Locomotive Engineer for Amtrak for TWO years? Man, I can only imagine how daunting that Extra Board must be for her. That's very low seniority.
I know 4 amtrak engineers and about 7 conductors, I rode the hiawatha for 2 years 5 days a week, I met my best friend on that train, shes the head conductor.
Pretty cool that you met your best friend on the train. You definitely meet some interesting people while traveling on the train and the scenery is awesome. Thank you for watching