Roy Gomez:  

Here we go, One week after graduation I moved to Cocoa Beach ,Florida. I worked my ass off for a while in the condominium mantinence business. I played & worked hard . I then excepted an invitation to come back to New York to work for Amtrak, Conrail & New Jersey Transit Railroads. I saw our incredible country coast to coast , basically staying in every major city , and some smaller cities as well. I saw , and expierenced quite alot in those incredible years . What a time that was . I then excepted an invitation to attend Engineers School in Newark , Delaware. I was now in a place that I never thought I would be . I had a great job , that was interesting, exciting everyday, I was responsible for many peoples lives on * & off the train. I loved going to work everyday. I lived in Manhattan directly across the street from Madison Square Garden. I also had an apartment in Western Philadelphia with a very good friend from Massachusetts who was also an engineer with Amtrak. Years later I was furloughed right after Chrismas two years in a row....Expand for more