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Re: [BRHSlist] Marquette Cement Followup

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Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] Marquette Cement Followup
From: "Karl L Rethwisch" <karlre@r...>
Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2000 05:58:46 -0600
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Leo and all,

Remember Leonore??

K
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Subject: [BRHSlist] Marquette Cement Followup


> As follow up to earlier discussions of Marquette cement here on the list
and
> then in the recent issue of "the Zephyr":not long ago I talked w/John
Barry
> who has 30+ yrs in yard and road train service on the former Chgo and
Aurora
> Div. He used to work regularly at LaSalle and recalled going across the
ILL
> river to Marquette and commented on all the wildlife they would observe
> enroute. His most vivid memory was of dragging loads out of Marquette at
> "Oglesby" and down to the south side of the river where short stub trks
> existed. The cars for one summer were shoved into these trks and
transloaded
> to barges for a trip down river. He remembered these vividly because the
work
> was done on overtime and then he would accompany a fellow crew member to
his
> garage where one of the earliest refrigerator tappers existed. He recalled
> how cold and refreshing those first couple refreshments tasted after
> switching those loads of cement. Leo.
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