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At the conclusion of a 6-week long strike at Edmonton Transit the union agreed to let us use management personnel to grind the crossing circuits on the last day of the strike.  We took steeple cab electric 2001 out and ran back and forth over each crossing.  Even though I was just the flagman it was a thrill for me, as the freight motor had been shipped to BC Electric from its original owner, Oregon Electric Railway, seven months before I was born in Portland.  It's the only time that I've seen people cheering and waving at a level crossing.  People were sick of the strike and happy to see us out there, although they may have wondered what we were doing.  Neither the two equipment engineers nor myself (Marketing Officer) wore uniforms, just safety vests and winter clothing.