Thanks Leo...BTW your mention of a former Milw brakeman reminds me of something
I observed back about 1974 or thereabouts...
My dad passed away suddenly in the spring of 1973.?? It was sometime after
that, possibly that winter of 73-74 my mother came to Chicago to visit us.? I
was meeting her at the CUS.
While waiting I saw a Milwaukee brakeman, obviously from his dress he was
working as flagman on a passenger train.? He could have posed for a photo as a
trainman from the 1890's.? He was the neatest and most authentically attired
trainman I have ever seen.? Dressed in an immaculate uniform with stovepipe
hat.? He sported an authentic 1890's style mustache carefully trimmed and
manicured.? He was carrying his flagging kit and lanterns..? I, of course,
didn't have a camera with me, but I sure longed to photograph that guy.? Looked
like he "stepped out of a bandbox"..
It's too great a speculation to presume that he might be the guy who helped
with the design of the "new look" for Amtrak.? BTW, while I didn't get real
close to the crew members, it appeared that in addition to the stovepipe hat
that the cap badge looked like the old style badges from the same era.
Pete
-----Original Message-----
From: qutlx1@aol.com
To: cbq@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sun, 9 Sep 2007 3:55 pm
Subject: [CBQ] Amtrak
It's been at least a few years that Amtrak crews have reverted to the "stove
pipes". Not sure if this is totally correct but one BNSF Condr I know
attributes the change to a former Milw brkmn who ended up helping to design the
Amtrak uniforms. Believe his first name is Mitch. Keep in mind the Milw kept
the
stove pipes far longer than the Q. And,yes you are correct the Q went to
airline caps in the 60's as I have a matched set of Trainman and Condr. airline
caps.
Leo
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