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John was another man that fired for a while. When the Powder River Basin and grain traffic started flowing in hard and heavy, he got a running turn. John was a real nice guy off the job, but a r...

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I am called for a 1100 pm helper. I get to the 23rd Street roundhouse and look for the foreman. Roger Bell, is the foreman for the second shift. They are getting slammed now, because power fr...

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There are some good ones, PG, R, and X rated… so be aware. A poor me classic: Russell Heath: “Every time they call one of the rotten Sons a Bitches, I’m, on it”. No we all got those. “That’s a ...

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During the night, this is your own personal fireworks and light show. In the day maybe a flame, but the result a bell will ring. A ground relay condition will result. For those that haven’t rea...

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I really have no information other than what has been released. The NTSB, like me are awaiting the event recorders to be downloaded. The event recorder, is the “Black Box” in the railroad indu...

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This was probably an old Open Diary entry and I either didn’t copy it or may not have sent it. I checked the archives here and didn’t see it posted, but I could be wrong. I am working the De...

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I was still in the shops in summer of 1973 Art was a relief foreman, and we were “blessed” with Art for 2 nights. For those that did not read the previous entries, Art was a prior rights C&S...

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Dennis was unassuming and could be quiet. Had a quick wit and a dry humor. Dennis too was a good rail and I always enjoyed working with him. Dennis passed in the mid eighties at 52 years of a...

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This is one I remember. Clouds were gathering toward the Springs as we left Pueblo on a coal empty. It was close to 730 pm, so Palmer Lake, depending on traffic is about two and a half to thre...

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I was 13 years of age, when this occurred. Eight years later, I was working in that area with the Santa Fe Railway, in engine service as a railroad fireman. http://www.710knus.com/peterboyles/ ...

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This is about Eddie. Eddie is pretty low key, not too excitable. Eddie do ya have a pulse?. At this writing, and before I went back into craft in 2002, Eddie retired. Eddie lived in Granbur...

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Dave could be a joker, especially on nights. We always got the work done, and helped put out “fires”, with in our respective territories. The night side was a little laid back. It’s not that ...

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Another tale with Dave. Our Conference calls for the eastern part of the Santa Fe were at 730 am and 730 pm. We at the Power desk had made the change and ready to what awaits us. I’ll back u...

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I really was blessed to have Dave as Chief. I also was blessed with “Eddie-Bob” as a Texas Chief as well. I guess Dave and me caused more commotion than Eddie did. I did the Locomotive Utiliz...

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We .. the old rails are that. Stuff that I hired out with, doesn’t hold water now. I am glad I hired out, with this mentality, although harsh, made me and others good rails. Why ?, because you we...

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As a retired locomotive engineer, the F-45’s were always my favorite. I enjoyed having them as the lead unit. They were a good on the grade, and like the SD-45’s, I rarley had problems with the...

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Ray Redman, was a small man. I’d say maybe 5 foot 5 or, 5 foot 6 inches tall. Slim and balding, and always wore jeans and an engineers cap. Quiet and polite. Ray would run up the hill with hi...

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I am promoted as a locomotive engineer. I am on the fireman’s pool board. The old heads in Pueblo are all marked up. Vacation time, till December is a couple of months off. It is late Octobe...

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I liked working with Ernie, when I was able. This was probably the top Hogger (engineer) on the Roster. I’d follow him up with Gordon Euell, then Frank Kasulas, Elvin Bethurm, Domonic Valent...

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Okay this is a drunk Ed story. I worked with Gorden Euell, and delivered the Switch, and signal masts, the signal heads and the “Bungalow” that housed the circuits and the DS phone. I caugh...

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Okay… I have been called on this, by people who knew I worked this route. My wife said, her co-workers wanted to know what I knew about this. Sorry folks, my access now is very limited.. but I ...

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I met Charlie a few times, either working the head end, or with good Conductors who had him on the rear end. Charlie worked with Bob Morley, and if I caught this crew, YES!!! You know they were...

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Charlie, was a railroader before he went teaching in Colorado Springs, CO. He hired out in the early sixties as a brakeman in La Junta, CO. He worked the 1st Subdivision, the Boise City, as well...

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We are leaving Pueblo. The La Junta Derrick Crew is a rag tag group of Section men who sign up for emergency work. They get paid a little more, and have to be derrick qualified, to operate the...

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I may have written this in Open Diary a while back, or thought I did. I was first out in Pueblo, waiting a call. We had just got back from Furr’s, and I called the crew caller to get an update....

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