몇 년 전, 호주와 뉴질랜드로 패키지여행을 다녀온 적이 있다. 일행은 친구들의 부부동반이었는데, 어느 패키지여행이 그렇듯이 여행의 즐거움은 가이드에 따라 크게 달라졌다. 뉴질랜드 북섬에서 만난 한 가이드는 지금도 기억에 남는다. 그는 단순히 관광지를 설명하는 데 그치지 않고, 자신이 그 땅에서 어떻게 살아왔는지, 이민자로서 겪은 기쁨과 어려움을 진솔하게 들려주었다. 그 덕분에 우리의 여행은 단순한 ‘정보의 전달’이 아니라 ‘공감의 체험’으로 채워졌다.
그때 친구들이 나를 작가라고 소개하자, 그 가이드는 “작가는 세상을 여러 겹으로 보는 사람입니다.”라고 말했다. 그 한마디가 내 마음속 깊이 남았다. 글을 쓰는 사람은 같은 사물을 보아도 다르게 보고, 그 속에서 의미를 길어 올리는 사람이라는 뜻이었다. 돌이켜보면, 나는 늘 그렇게 살아왔던 것 같다.
“소설가는 세상에서 가장 뛰어난 거짓말쟁이다.”라는 말이 있다. 허구를 사실처럼 엮어 독자의 마음을 움직이는 것이 글의 힘이다. 글은 단순한 문장의 나열이 아니라 감정과 상상의 결합이다. 그것이 사람의 마음을 흔들고, 때로는 위로하며, 때로는 웃게 만든다. 그래서 누군가가 “작가님이잖아요.” 하고 불러줄 때면, 내 마음속에는 작은 불이 켜진다. 철도공사에 근무할 때 한 동료가 나를 농담처럼 “우리 회사 주필님”이라고 부른 적이 있었는데, 그 말이 농담처럼 들리면서도 한편으로는 묵직한 책임감을 느끼게 했다.
같은 철도의 현상과 시설을 보더라도, 나는 늘 그것을 사람의 삶과 엮어 바라보았다. 신호등의 색깔에서는 인생의 타이밍을, 철로의 직선과 곡선에서는 인생의 굴곡을 읽었다. 철로가 끝없이 이어지는 것처럼, 사람의 삶도 방향을 바꾸며 이어진다. 이런 시선이 바로 ‘파발마’를 지금까지 이끌어온 원동력이었다. 주제 하나만 주어져도 머릿속에서 이야기들이 자연스레 흘러나왔고, 그 속에서 의미를 찾아내는 일이 즐거웠다.
‘파발마’는 단순한 칼럼이 아니라, 내 삶을 비추는 거울이자 일기였다. 처음에는 100호까지 쓰면 충분하다고 생각했다. 그러나 100호가 지나고, 200호를 넘기면서 ‘이 길은 끝이 아니라 과정’이라는 걸 알게 됐다. 이제 300호를 맞으며, 이 숫자가 단순한 기록이 아니라 내 삶의 또 다른 전환점임을 느낀다.
글을 쓰는 일은 밥을 먹는 일과도 같다. 매주 한 편의 글을 써야 비로소 한 주가 완성되는 사람, 그것이 나다. 가끔 거리에서 누군가 “파발마 잘 보고 있습니다. 다음 편 기다려집니다.”라고 말을 건넬 때면, 세상의 어떤 상보다 값진 위로를 느낀다. 그 한마디가 다음 글을 쓸 수 있는 연료가 된다.
‘파발마 1’, ‘파발마 2’, ‘파발마 3’이 책으로 엮일 수 있었던 것도 흩어진 이야기들을 하나의 생명체처럼 묶어두기 위함이었다. 단편적인 글이 모여야 비로소 전체의 흐름이 보이고, 그 속에서 기록의 가치가 생긴다. 철도전문인재뱅크를 운영하며 지난 3년간 느낀 가장 큰 진리는 “모티브가 끊기면 마음도 흩어진다.”는 것이었다. 꾸준한 글쓰기가 바로 공동체를 묶는 끈이자, 나 자신을 붙드는 힘이었다.
결국 ‘파발마’는 나를 나답게 만들어준 열차였다. 철도인으로서의 삶, 작가로서의 열정, 그리고 한 인간으로서의 성찰이 한 선로 위를 함께 달려왔다. 300호라는 숫자는 단순한 누적이 아니라, 멈추지 않고 계속 달릴 수 있는 나의 동력이다.
이제 ‘파발마’는 다시 새로운 여정을 시작한다. 400호, 500호로 이어질 그 길은 아마도 나의 인생 여정과 함께할 것이다. 중요한 것은 끝이 아니라 ‘계속 달리는 마음’이다. 읽어주는 독자가 있기에, 나는 오늘도 펜을 든다. 이 열차의 이름은 ‘파발마’, 그리고 그 길 위의 기관사는 바로 나다.
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201. 파발마 제2 열차 출발 ······································································ 1
202. 동해선에 승객이 가득 차려면 ·························································· 2
203. 철도인 저서 ······················································································ 3
204. 정모 ································································································ 12
205. 파견 교육 ······················································································· 14
206. 철도파업(1) 어깨동무 작전 ···························································· 16
207. 철도파업(2) 필수 유지업무 ···························································· 19
208. 철도파업(3) 파업철회 ···································································· 22
209. 동해선 개통대비 삼척시가 해야 할 일 ········································· 24
210. 왜 은퇴자에게 전기기술자가 인기인가? ········································ 27
211. 비상주감리원 ··················································································· 30
212. 초고령 사회와 철도퇴직자 일자리 ················································· 33
213. GTX-A 운정-서울역 개통 ····························································· 36
214. 2024년 철도부분 10대 이슈 사항 ··············································· 39
215. 동해선 첫 열차로 새해맞이 ··························································· 42
216. GTX-A 서울역-운정중앙역 간을 타 보고 ···································· 45
217. 이런 철도 서비스 아세요? ····························································· 48
218. 민자역사 ·························································································· 51
219. 동해선 완전 개통 한 달 ································································ 54
220. 동남권 순환 광역철도 ···································································· 56
221. 코레일 최대규모 신규채용 ····························································· 59
222. 철도 지하화 ···················································································· 62
223. 철도 고객 마인드 ··········································································· 65
224. 아! 경북선 101년 ········································································· 69
225. KTX 1세대 차량 교체 ··································································· 72
226. 열차 배경 사진 ·············································································· 75
227. 차표 한 장 ····················································································· 78
228. 교육만으로 취득하는 자격증 ·························································· 81
229. 바다와 철도 ··················································································· 83
230. 철도가 일자리다 ············································································ 86
231. 기능사가 기본이다 ·········································································· 88
232. 철도 제복 ························································································ 91
233. 4×4 격자형 철도망 구축 ····························································· 94
234. 철도 CEO ······················································································ 96
235. KTX 타고 울진으로 ······································································ 99
236. 철도 일용근로자 ··········································································· 102
237. 철길 따라 맛 기행 ······································································· 105
238. 해운대 철도 유감 ········································································· 108
239. 철도전기신호기능사 실기시험을 준비하면서 ································ 111
240. 전철 타고 떠나는 여행 ································································ 114
241. 통근용 열차 ··················································································· 117
242. 더 변화가 필요한 철도 조직문화 ················································ 120
243. 철도노동자 ···················································································· 123
244. 신규 채용도 마케팅이다 ······························································ 126
245. 열차도 세상도 너클로 연결한다 ·················································· 129
246. 기적소리는 출발의 음악이다 ························································ 131
247. 열차 통행증 통표 ········································································· 134
248. 절연 구간은 이어주는 기술이다 ·················································· 136
249. 100만㎞ 무사고 기관사 ···························································· 139
250. 파발마 250호 ·············································································· 142
251. 철도의 힘은 결속 ········································································· 144
252. 철도 꿈나무에 희망을 ·································································· 147
253. 철도 은퇴자 자격 취득 열풍 ······················································· 150
254. 빵세권과 숲세권 ··········································································· 153
255. 철도 안전의 중요성 ····································································· 156
256. 부산 철도산업전시회 ···································································· 159
257. 신안산선과 환승되는 광명역 ························································ 162
258. 개통 40주년 맞은 부산지하철 (1) ············································· 165
259. 개통 40주년 맞는 부산지하철 (2) ············································· 168
260. 개통 40주년 맞은 부산지하철 (3) ············································· 171
261. 개통 40주년 맞은 부산지하철 (4) ············································· 174
262. 폭염과 열차 ·················································································· 177
263. 부울경 광역철도의 기대 ······························································ 180
264. 한국철도 신호기술의 중심, 한국철도신호기술협회 ····················· 183
265. 동해선 예측 오류 ········································································· 186
266. 김영훈 장관에게 거는 기대 ························································· 189
267. 서울역 100년 ➀ 남대문역에서 경성역(서울역)으로 ·················· 192
268. 서울역 100년 ➁ 1925년 경성역에서 1988년 민자 서울역까지 ··· 195
269. 서울역 100년 ➂ 서울역, 철도 100년에서 고속철도 시대를 잇다 ·· 198
270. 서울역 100년 ➃ 고속철도시대의 서울역 ··································· 201
271. 서울역 100년 ➄ 서울역의 현재와 미래 ···································· 204
272. 서울역 100년 ➅ 세계의 중앙역 ················································ 207
273. 안전, 서류보다 기본과 본질에 집중하자 ····································· 210
274. 사장 대행 체제 ············································································ 213
275. 전기를 실어 나른다 ······································································ 215
276. 은퇴자의 희망 마중물 ·································································· 218
277. 철도신호초급 교육부터 받아라 ····················································· 221
278. 강릉여행과 경포대역의 추억 ······················································· 224
279. 전압을 높이면 경제가 보인다 ····················································· 227
280. 은퇴자는 전기자격증을 딴다 ······················································· 229
281. 9.18(철도의 날) 유감 ·································································· 232
282. 철도 외국인 직원 채용될까? ······················································ 236
283. 차내 영상방송 ············································································· 239
284. 콰이강의 다리 ············································································· 242
285. 인천공항철도, 20년을 넘어 미래로 ··········································· 245
286. 환승 ····························································································· 248
287. 목포보성선 개통 ·········································································· 250
288. 장기간 열차 서행은 국민 불편만 초래한다 ······························· 253
289. 추석 선물은 주고받는 것이다 ····················································· 256
290. 철도 역명은 지역의 얼굴 ···························································· 258
291. APEC 2025와 KTX 경주역 임시 정차 ···································· 261
292. 철도, 공항 접근성을 높여라 ······················································· 264
293. 부전~마산 전철, 언제쯤 달릴까? ··············································· 266
294. 2025 철도 국감 이슈 ································································ 269
295. 제5차 국가 철도망 구축에 포함되어야 할 노선 ························· 271
296. 찍지 않고 그냥 타는 철도 시대가 온다 ····································· 274
297. 철도 운영 인력구조 재검토 필요 ················································ 277
298. 청년감리원 ··················································································· 280
299. 모량신호장 ··················································································· 283
300. 파발마 300호의 의미 ································································ 286
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몇 년 전, 호주와 뉴질랜드로 패키지여행을 다녀온 적이 있다. 일행은 친구들의 부부동반이었는데, 어느 패키지여행이 그렇듯이 여행의 즐거움은 가이드에 따라 크게 달라졌다. 뉴질랜드 북섬에서 만난 한 가이드는 지금도 기억에 남는다. 그는 단순히 관광지를 설명하는 데 그치지 않고, 자신이 그 땅에서 어떻게 살아왔는지, 이민자로서 겪은 기쁨과 어려움을 진솔하게 들려주었다. 그 덕분에 우리의 여행은 단순한 ‘정보의 전달’이 아니라 ‘공감의 체험’으로 채워졌다.
그때 친구들이 나를 작가라고 소개하자, 그 가이드는 “작가는 세상을 여러 겹으로 보는 사람입니다.”라고 말했다. 그 한마디가 내 마음속 깊이 남았다. 글을 쓰는 사람은 같은 사물을 보아도 다르게 보고, 그 속에서 의미를 길어 올리는 사람이라는 뜻이었다. 돌이켜보면, 나는 늘 그렇게 살아왔던 것 같다.
“소설가는 세상에서 가장 뛰어난 거짓말쟁이다.”라는 말이 있다. 허구를 사실처럼 엮어 독자의 마음을 움직이는 것이 글의 힘이다. 글은 단순한 문장의 나열이 아니라 감정과 상상의 결합이다. 그것이 사람의 마음을 흔들고, 때로는 위로하며, 때로는 웃게 만든다. 그래서 누군가가 “작가님이잖아요.” 하고 불러줄 때면, 내 마음속에는 작은 불이 켜진다. 철도공사에 근무할 때 한 동료가 나를 농담처럼 “우리 회사 주필님”이라고 부른 적이 있었는데, 그 말이 농담처럼 들리면서도 한편으로는 묵직한 책임감을 느끼게 했다.
같은 철도의 현상과 시설을 보더라도, 나는 늘 그것을 사람의 삶과 엮어 바라보았다. 신호등의 색깔에서는 인생의 타이밍을, 철로의 직선과 곡선에서는 인생의 굴곡을 읽었다. 철로가 끝없이 이어지는 것처럼, 사람의 삶도 방향을 바꾸며 이어진다. 이런 시선이 바로 ‘파발마’를 지금까지 이끌어온 원동력이었다. 주제 하나만 주어져도 머릿속에서 이야기들이 자연스레 흘러나왔고, 그 속에서 의미를 찾아내는 일이 즐거웠다.
‘파발마’는 단순한 칼럼이 아니라, 내 삶을 비추는 거울이자 일기였다. 처음에는 100호까지 쓰면 충분하다고 생각했다. 그러나 100호가 지나고, 200호를 넘기면서 ‘이 길은 끝이 아니라 과정’이라는 걸 알게 됐다. 이제 300호를 맞으며, 이 숫자가 단순한 기록이 아니라 내 삶의 또 다른 전환점임을 느낀다.
글을 쓰는 일은 밥을 먹는 일과도 같다. 매주 한 편의 글을 써야 비로소 한 주가 완성되는 사람, 그것이 나다. 가끔 거리에서 누군가 “파발마 잘 보고 있습니다. 다음 편 기다려집니다.”라고 말을 건넬 때면, 세상의 어떤 상보다 값진 위로를 느낀다. 그 한마디가 다음 글을 쓸 수 있는 연료가 된다.
‘파발마 1’, ‘파발마 2’, ‘파발마 3’이 책으로 엮일 수 있었던 것도 흩어진 이야기들을 하나의 생명체처럼 묶어두기 위함이었다. 단편적인 글이 모여야 비로소 전체의 흐름이 보이고, 그 속에서 기록의 가치가 생긴다. 철도전문인재뱅크를 운영하며 지난 3년간 느낀 가장 큰 진리는 “모티브가 끊기면 마음도 흩어진다.”는 것이었다. 꾸준한 글쓰기가 바로 공동체를 묶는 끈이자, 나 자신을 붙드는 힘이었다.
결국 ‘파발마’는 나를 나답게 만들어준 열차였다. 철도인으로서의 삶, 작가로서의 열정, 그리고 한 인간으로서의 성찰이 한 선로 위를 함께 달려왔다. 300호라는 숫자는 단순한 누적이 아니라, 멈추지 않고 계속 달릴 수 있는 나의 동력이다.
이제 ‘파발마’는 다시 새로운 여정을 시작한다. 400호, 500호로 이어질 그 길은 아마도 나의 인생 여정과 함께할 것이다. 중요한 것은 끝이 아니라 ‘계속 달리는 마음’이다. 읽어주는 독자가 있기에, 나는 오늘도 펜을 든다. 이 열차의 이름은 ‘파발마’, 그리고 그 길 위의 기관사는 바로 나다.
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201. 파발마 제2 열차 출발 ······································································ 1
202. 동해선에 승객이 가득 차려면 ·························································· 2
203. 철도인 저서 ······················································································ 3
204. 정모 ································································································ 12
205. 파견 교육 ······················································································· 14
206. 철도파업(1) 어깨동무 작전 ···························································· 16
207. 철도파업(2) 필수 유지업무 ···························································· 19
208. 철도파업(3) 파업철회 ···································································· 22
209. 동해선 개통대비 삼척시가 해야 할 일 ········································· 24
210. 왜 은퇴자에게 전기기술자가 인기인가? ········································ 27
211. 비상주감리원 ··················································································· 30
212. 초고령 사회와 철도퇴직자 일자리 ················································· 33
213. GTX-A 운정-서울역 개통 ····························································· 36
214. 2024년 철도부분 10대 이슈 사항 ··············································· 39
215. 동해선 첫 열차로 새해맞이 ··························································· 42
216. GTX-A 서울역-운정중앙역 간을 타 보고 ···································· 45
217. 이런 철도 서비스 아세요? ····························································· 48
218. 민자역사 ·························································································· 51
219. 동해선 완전 개통 한 달 ································································ 54
220. 동남권 순환 광역철도 ···································································· 56
221. 코레일 최대규모 신규채용 ····························································· 59
222. 철도 지하화 ···················································································· 62
223. 철도 고객 마인드 ··········································································· 65
224. 아! 경북선 101년 ········································································· 69
225. KTX 1세대 차량 교체 ··································································· 72
226. 열차 배경 사진 ·············································································· 75
227. 차표 한 장 ····················································································· 78
228. 교육만으로 취득하는 자격증 ·························································· 81
229. 바다와 철도 ··················································································· 83
230. 철도가 일자리다 ············································································ 86
231. 기능사가 기본이다 ·········································································· 88
232. 철도 제복 ························································································ 91
233. 4×4 격자형 철도망 구축 ····························································· 94
234. 철도 CEO ······················································································ 96
235. KTX 타고 울진으로 ······································································ 99
236. 철도 일용근로자 ··········································································· 102
237. 철길 따라 맛 기행 ······································································· 105
238. 해운대 철도 유감 ········································································· 108
239. 철도전기신호기능사 실기시험을 준비하면서 ································ 111
240. 전철 타고 떠나는 여행 ································································ 114
241. 통근용 열차 ··················································································· 117
242. 더 변화가 필요한 철도 조직문화 ················································ 120
243. 철도노동자 ···················································································· 123
244. 신규 채용도 마케팅이다 ······························································ 126
245. 열차도 세상도 너클로 연결한다 ·················································· 129
246. 기적소리는 출발의 음악이다 ························································ 131
247. 열차 통행증 통표 ········································································· 134
248. 절연 구간은 이어주는 기술이다 ·················································· 136
249. 100만㎞ 무사고 기관사 ···························································· 139
250. 파발마 250호 ·············································································· 142
251. 철도의 힘은 결속 ········································································· 144
252. 철도 꿈나무에 희망을 ·································································· 147
253. 철도 은퇴자 자격 취득 열풍 ······················································· 150
254. 빵세권과 숲세권 ··········································································· 153
255. 철도 안전의 중요성 ····································································· 156
256. 부산 철도산업전시회 ···································································· 159
257. 신안산선과 환승되는 광명역 ························································ 162
258. 개통 40주년 맞은 부산지하철 (1) ············································· 165
259. 개통 40주년 맞는 부산지하철 (2) ············································· 168
260. 개통 40주년 맞은 부산지하철 (3) ············································· 171
261. 개통 40주년 맞은 부산지하철 (4) ············································· 174
262. 폭염과 열차 ·················································································· 177
263. 부울경 광역철도의 기대 ······························································ 180
264. 한국철도 신호기술의 중심, 한국철도신호기술협회 ····················· 183
265. 동해선 예측 오류 ········································································· 186
266. 김영훈 장관에게 거는 기대 ························································· 189
267. 서울역 100년 ➀ 남대문역에서 경성역(서울역)으로 ·················· 192
268. 서울역 100년 ➁ 1925년 경성역에서 1988년 민자 서울역까지 ··· 195
269. 서울역 100년 ➂ 서울역, 철도 100년에서 고속철도 시대를 잇다 ·· 198
270. 서울역 100년 ➃ 고속철도시대의 서울역 ··································· 201
271. 서울역 100년 ➄ 서울역의 현재와 미래 ···································· 204
272. 서울역 100년 ➅ 세계의 중앙역 ················································ 207
273. 안전, 서류보다 기본과 본질에 집중하자 ····································· 210
274. 사장 대행 체제 ············································································ 213
275. 전기를 실어 나른다 ······································································ 215
276. 은퇴자의 희망 마중물 ·································································· 218
277. 철도신호초급 교육부터 받아라 ····················································· 221
278. 강릉여행과 경포대역의 추억 ······················································· 224
279. 전압을 높이면 경제가 보인다 ····················································· 227
280. 은퇴자는 전기자격증을 딴다 ······················································· 229
281. 9.18(철도의 날) 유감 ·································································· 232
282. 철도 외국인 직원 채용될까? ······················································ 236
283. 차내 영상방송 ············································································· 239
284. 콰이강의 다리 ············································································· 242
285. 인천공항철도, 20년을 넘어 미래로 ··········································· 245
286. 환승 ····························································································· 248
287. 목포보성선 개통 ·········································································· 250
288. 장기간 열차 서행은 국민 불편만 초래한다 ······························· 253
289. 추석 선물은 주고받는 것이다 ····················································· 256
290. 철도 역명은 지역의 얼굴 ···························································· 258
291. APEC 2025와 KTX 경주역 임시 정차 ···································· 261
292. 철도, 공항 접근성을 높여라 ······················································· 264
293. 부전~마산 전철, 언제쯤 달릴까? ··············································· 266
294. 2025 철도 국감 이슈 ································································ 269
295. 제5차 국가 철도망 구축에 포함되어야 할 노선 ························· 271
296. 찍지 않고 그냥 타는 철도 시대가 온다 ····································· 274
297. 철도 운영 인력구조 재검토 필요 ················································ 277
298. 청년감리원 ··················································································· 280
299. 모량신호장 ··················································································· 283
300. 파발마 300호의 의미 ································································ 286
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