Pete, I have both books. The latter is Joseph Hardy's book "Burlington
Route West". Both good books. I would like, among other things, to find a
good picture of the depot in it's original 2-story form. I was hoping
someone would have taken photos of the wreck west of town, when an east
bound freight plowed into the rear of another east-bound freight that was
stopped. The engine went through the waycar and three or four cars full of
potatoes. Potatoes all over the place -- both ditches full of potatoes.
Fortunately the rear-end crew was not in the waycar. Could have been '38,
'39, or '40. Quite a mess!
My wife is calling, so must leave. Dale
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From: <Jpslhedgpeth@aol.com>
To: <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 1:07 PM
Subject: Re: [CBQ] Ravenna, NE more and more
> Dale
>
> Do you have Al Holck's book HUB OF BURLINGTON LINES WEST and/or South
> Platte
> Press's book on the Alliance Division..Can't recall the name and I'd have
> to
> walk downstairs to get it...getting really lazy in my old age...There are
> some good photos in those books. I especially enjoyed the story by a
> fireman
> of his trip from Ravenna to Alliance during one of the blizzards of early
> 1949.
>
> I had forgotten about THE BIG ONION..probably ate there a few times..Don't
> remember the other place.
>
> Did you ever know an old Q Conductor Eph Stewart..He was a friend of my
> grandfather's and lived at Ravenna...After much cajoling and threats by my
> GF and
> Dad I went over to see him once when I was working the Ravenna switcher.
> Had a good afternoon's visit with him..He was quite elderly then (1956),
> but he
> might have still been in service when you were around there.
>
> Speaking of telegraphers...There was a younger operator there whose name
> was
> Archer..He, I think was off the extra board, but worked second trick at
> Ravenna..He, apparently was a very poor telegrapher...I heard a guy say of
> him
> once..."The only thing Arch can say with the key is FN....(get on the
> phone)
>
> Pete
>
>
>
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>
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