Yes I have and still work with John Smith from time to time. He is one of
those legendary conductors that the guys will be talking about for years. His
favorite saying is "What a project..." That comes over the radio just about any
time anything comes up. I think the 7401 ADA car was dishonorably named for
him for a while... Chip still lines everyone in when he can. It's a good deal
for us and him. Chip is another one of those characters that you just can't
make up.
JJ
--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, "bm4110" <BM4110@...> wrote:
>
> i worked on the dinkies in '97-'98. I was able to hold the first run 1200, an
> a few afternoon jobs. Sometimes I could hold the passenger extra board. I got
> cut off when Cicero hump closed and the fox River line was scabbed out.
> Don Hoover used to make fancy versions of the door tool. He drilled out
> dowels and inserted wire rods, then stained them.
> Does electrician Chip Rogers still line the trains into the Hill Yard? We
> used to give him a few bucks every week to have us lined into our track at
> the end of the day.
>
> In my time they had another electrician to plug the trains in at CUS. He was
> a from the islands.
>
> JJ did you ever work with John Smith? He used to keep a stash of Susan B.
> Anthony coins. Anyone who tried to pass a large bill got these as change. Ask
> him about Yuppieville The snobs in Naperville did not like it when he called
> the station.
>
> BRB
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