I'll start with a couple tonight, too. By morning I'll
think of some more. F.L. Barringer (engineer) was
"Flossie", because he "acted like an old woman". M.L.
Johnston (engineer) was "Cold Water", because as a
fireman that's all he ever had in the boiler. P.S.J.
Rhodes(RFE) was "Rovey" becuase of his "eyes" for the
women. L.O. Vaughn(another engineer) was "Arky"
because he acted a hillbilly. I'll try to think of a
few not in engine service by tomorrow, but it just
seems like hogheads have more nicknames! Sorry Karl.
John
--- PSHedgpeth@a... wrote:
> Karl and listers: Here's a couple to start with.
>
> Before we start this little exercise here's an item
> I saw a few years ago in
> TRAINS...I don't have it here now, but it said
> something like. "Points for
> veracity don't count for as much as points for
> style"....I think most of
> these will be going for STYLE POINTS
>
> MAIL SACK: This guy was a brakeman on the Lincoln
> Division and during his
> early days he was the head brakeman on a westbound
> freight train...They were
> making a hot run ahead of a passenger train one
> evening.
>
> As they approached a station the order board was red
> and the operator was out
> with a hoop....Also the mail was hung for the
> passenger train RPO to pick up.
>
> The engineer instructed said brakeman..."pick that
> up"....well, I don't have
> to relate "the rest of the story"...you've guessed
> the ending....MAIL SACK
> speared the mail sack and the rest is history.....
>
> DING DONG: Was the conductor on an eastbound
> freight train from Ravenna (NE)
> to Lincoln....At Grand Island someone had reported
> that the signals at a
> particular crossing weren't working properly....The
> dispatcher called the
> train on the radio and asked the rear end to check
> and see if the signals
> were indeed bad order.
>
> Here is the report: "Well, the lights are blinkin,
> but the DING DONG don't
> work".
>
> Now it's your turn.
>
> Pete
>
> Well, I'll take a little risk and do this
> one....There was a Rock Island
> engineer at El Reno OK who had a very red and
> wrinkled neck....His nickname
> was P.......Neck... He was usually referred to as
> Peck.
>
>
>
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>
>
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