My dad was a Burlington Man from 1953 till the merger retiring from
the Burlington Northern in 1985. His was headquartered out of
Havelock, Nebraska. He always called the "F" units Greybacks.
Rick Briney
Sturgis, SD
--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, "Charlie Vlk" <cvlk@c...> wrote:
> Aha! Last minute returns saying the term "Redbirds" was used on
the railroad
> but not "Graybacks", at least in the Southern Illinois coal
fields.... any
> votes for "Blackbird" before the polls close???
> Charlie Vlk
>
> "Down in this neck of the woods, F units were always
> called "covered wagons" and yes, the railroaders
> called the red units "red birds" from the very start."
> John D. Mitchell, Jr.
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