Norm
That was about it. He was a no nonsense operating guy
but with the BN, he made a lot of enemies. Maybe the
day for no nonsense operating men had passed or so
some people thought.
John
--- Norm_Andersen <Norm_Andersen@m...> wrote:
> John,
>
> You may not believe this but I sat next to him
> on the dinky in the morning from Aurora to Chicago
> for weeks before I knew who he was. He seemed to be
> a nice enough guy and we used to talk railroading
> stuff now and then. I was in the Passenger
> Department at that time so conversation seemed to
> drift toward passenger trains. He never seemed
> unduly anti-passenger train and struck me as a no
> nonsense operating man.
>
> I never did find out what happened with him on
> the BN but I gather it was not altogether amicable
> for him and I heard he retired.
>
> Norm
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: John D. Mitchell, Jr.
> To: BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 16:43 PM
> Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] Western Ave
>
>
> Norm
> You are right. I misspelled his name, but down on
> this
> end of the railroad, it was "Icy Heart". In any
> event,
> both fit well!!!
> John D. Mitchell, Jr.
> --- Norm_Andersen <Norm_Andersen@m...> wrote:
> > His last name was Ethington and it was "The Ice
> > Man."
> >
> > Norm
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: John D. Mitchell, Jr.
> > To: BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2002 17:33 PM
> > Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] Western Ave
> >
> >
> > Does anyone remember I.C. Etherton's nickname
> > (behind
> > his back, of course)? it was "Icy Heart" and
> was
> > WELL
> > earned!
> > John D. Mitchell, Jr.
> > --- Russell Strodtz <vlbg@p...> wrote:
> > > How about Ivan Ethington
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "John D. Mitchell, Jr."
> > <cbqrr47@y...>
> > > To: <BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com>
> > > Sent: Sunday, 11 August, 2002 15:49
> > > Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] Western Ave
> > >
> > >
> > > > Maybe the name was Jack E. Hamer?
> > > > --- qutlx1@a... wrote:
> > > > > I never cease to be amazed how one guys
> > little
> > > > > comment starts the memories
> > > > > flowing.
> > > > > When I worked in the Chgo Regional H.Q.
> > under
> > > the BN
> > > > > regime the regional
> > > > > A.V.P.O.(help me out here with his name
> > Eff????)
> > > was
> > > > > asking me something one
> > > > > day and whatever the discussion was he
> > commented
> > > on
> > > > > Western Ave. Seems that
> > > > > when Cicero was reworked and opened
> w/the
> > hump
> > > the
> > > > > master plan was to close
> > > > > Western Ave and work all locals out of
> HY.
> > He
> > > > > commented that the plan lasted
> > > > > 2 days before all the local business was
> > moved
> > > back
> > > > > to CIcero.
> > > > > Leo
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
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