Archie:
I rode the Zephyr-Rocket every Sunday night in the summer of 1966 from Hannibal
to Burlington, and my recollection is the same as yours. I didn't know the
engine crews but the two conductors I rode with were Paul Lanning and Lawrence
Golden. They always got on #15 at Hannibal, worked to Burlington, then worked
#8 to St. Louis, rested during the day, and worked #15 to Hannibal. They must
have worked every other day, because I would see each of them every other
Sunday. I liked riding with Lanning, because he would let me off at Wever,
when the outfits were parked there. Golden, on the other hand, didn't like
doing that, and would make me sweat all the way to Ft. Madison, and only let me
off if we were on time. Luckily for me, 15 was almost always on time on
Sunday, because there was no mail on Sunday.
I wish I could remember the trainman's name. He was a very kind gentleman, and
a pleasure to talk to. I think he must have been good at calming Lawrence
Golden down.
Glen Haug
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.comFrom: kliner@mywdo.comDate: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 14:16:55
-0600Subject: Re: [SPAM][CBQ] Crew districts for Zephyr-Rocket between St.
Louis and Burlington
YES, YOU ARE RIGHT ABOUT THE TRAIN CREWS OPERATING ST LOUIS TO BURLINGTON,
HOWEVER THEY DIDN'T HEADQUARTER IN BURLINGTON BECAUSE THEY HAD A STEP ON- STEP
OFF AGREEMENT AT HANNIBAL. THAT WAY THEY SLEPT IN THEIR OWN BEDS INSTEAD OF
BURLINGTON. I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THE HOGGERS, I'LL CHECK AROUND. REMINDS ME ABOUT
A FUNNY STORY BUT I'LL SAVE IT FOR LATER. ARCHIE----- Original Message -----
From: no17eng654 To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008
10:35 AMSubject: [SPAM][CBQ] Crew districts for Zephyr-Rocket between St. Louis
and BurlingtonAnyone know what the crew points were for the Z-R? Presumably the
train crews operated through St. Louis to Burlington with home base Burlington?
Where did the engine crews run?Dan Sabin[Non-text portions of this message have
been removed]
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