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Re: [CBQ] Pepperridge Farm at Downers Grove

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Subject: Re: [CBQ] Pepperridge Farm at Downers Grove
From: STEVEN HOLDING <sholding@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2010 19:46:25 -0800 (PST)
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One nite working the East End Swing Job(two seconds and two thirds at Congress 
Park and one third at Eola as Operator) I was at Congress Park when the CONGO 
brought in a load of stuffing bread from Pepperridge Farm so I billed it out 
and 
did the computer work on it so it could go to Cicero.  It was headed to Calif.  
The next nite I was at Eola (the Op assigned the cars off a list from Downtown) 
and the carman came in and said he had a BNFE reefer with seals on both sides.  
The TM said "no way" it was an empty from Cicero to be moved to DG for loading 
at Pepperridge Farm.   I took one look at the number and said it was a load for 
Calif and should have been headed west.  The TM again said "No Way"  So I told 
them to go out and break the seal.  After getting hit in the head the TM 
decided 
I was right.  Seems Cicero clerks had got the bill from Congress Park with the 
car and decided it was wrong so had torn it up.
Two reasons I retired
Steve in SC




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From: "qutlx1@aol.com" <qutlx1@aol.com>
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Sent: Fri, December 3, 2010 8:41:36 PM
Subject: [CBQ] Pepperridge Farm at Downers Grove

  
Bill,

I don't know. During my BN days and then after I would  interview the "old 
heads" sometimes it would be as we travelled over the road,  sometimes at 
somebodys operating session of a layout,sometimes in my  family 
room,etc,etc,etc, I would come home and make notes(if I didn't do it  during 
the 

interview). Somewhere I have the notes for this Rip interview(there  were many) 
and 

it struck me on a couple points and I have never forgotten  it. He was very 
animated(as Rip could be) about throwing loaves of bread around  trying to 
get to the tail house backing out of CUS. If anyone on the list has  listened 
to Rips tales you don't forget them !  I didn't ask for specific  years.

Rip worked everything and his memory was iron clad. His  seniority date was 
in the 40s and he retired in the 80s. He was the 85/86 and  day mail 
conductor for many years. He also worked every last job on the  division.

W.J Burnell told me the same story as we went down the Aurora  Lead on a 
dinky one night. Bill worked the night dinkies for many years and was  famous 
for his antics on them. He liked the night dinkies because back in that  day 
the job received a higher rate of pay  for handling the pepperidge 
car,wheel car ,etc. I try very hard to have had at least 2 people tell me  the 
same 

fact before I put it in an article or on this list .

Also another one of Rips many famous tales was the bananna car  one. But 
thats for another day.

The mechanical reefers were loaded at Pepperridge on the stub  just west of 
the current one. It dropped off considerably from the main to get  along 
side the building. It was removed sometime in the late 70s or early 80s We 
used to pull the car on the Congo as I recall. I think the east end spotted 
it. 

Leo



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