Leo,
I'm just curious if you know if the Mr. Haist you refer to below is related
to any of the Haist's on my 1956 telegraphers seniority list? It shows:
V.L.Haist, Agt-Opr at Adair,
F.C.Haist, Agt-Opr at Astoria and
A.D.Haist, Trainmaster for the Beardstown Division.
Bob Weber (3/2/1951)
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Subject: [BRHSlist] A day in a Flagmans life
> It's July 9,1928 and C Grossklags is the flagman on #2. A Mr Haist of the
> Vice presidents office boards the train at Aurora. At Cicero #2 slows for
a
> stop and stay board but doesn't stop before the signal changes.Grossklags
> says he is on the back platform w/flagging equipment at Cicero. At 16th St
> the train is stopped on the main for under 2 minutes and Grossklags says
he
> is on the ground at the back step w/flag in hand and before the train came
to
> a complete stop the engineer whistled in the flag. Upon leaving 16th St Mr
> Haist advises Grossklags he's done a poor job of flagging.
> ..[snip]...
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