Re: [CBQ] Re: Re: Student Trips

["Jpslhedgpeth@aol.com [CBQ]" <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>]

I had a good friend when I lived in South Holland, IL who along with his 
brother owned a furniture store..Their father had been an upholsterer for the 
Pullman Company at their Calumet shops...He was a Polish Immigrant..I never got 
to meet him, but I should have made the effort to do so..He would have had some 
interesting stories


Pete



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From: RWA325@aol.com [CBQ] <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
To: CBQ <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thu, May 22, 2014 1:54 pm
Subject: Re: [CBQ] Re: Re: Student Trips


 
  
    
                  

The non-operating "old heads" had their fair share of characters and stories, 
too.  My grandfather and two great uncles relayed plenty of interesting yarns 
from the DT&I Car Shops in Jackson, OH.  Granddad was particularly proud of 
working on Henry Ford's personal car, before Ford sold the DT&I to the Pennsy.  
He was a painter.  I believe both great uncles were machinists.
 
Buckeye Bob,
Princeton, NC 
 

In a message dated 5/22/2014 2:19:56 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, 
CBQ@yahoogroups.com writes:
    
  
Bill et al....I, too, have sometimes   thought that "I was born 30 years too 
late"...I missed steam...came close one   time in working the Ravenna switch 
engine in 1956, but unfortunately (for me)   both the locals got in on time and 
we didn't get to use the "black beauty    (5080) and my one time, close, but no 
cigar opportunity was lost   forever.     


  
As I said earlier I did get to work with several real "old heads" and got   in 
on lots of good stories. and colorful nick names...most of which are   
unprintable on this list.
  


  
Pete