Tks Glen & Steve. I'll got thru some of my Labor Agreements this next w/e was
sometimes they list crewing.
--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, Stephen Levine <sjl_prodigynet@...> wrote:
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> My understanding was that, by the time they substituted the Snack Coach for
> the Chuckwagon, they were down to, if I remember what the lady told me she
> was told, when we were riding #`1 on September 7, 1968, the car was down to a
> single attendant. (Why I am kind of skeptical is that it would have taken
> at least 2 people to man the car, one in the kitchen and the other as a
> waiter). In any case, the snack coach only required a single attendant.
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> --- On Sun, 8/7/11, Jerry LaBoda <jmlaboda@...> wrote:
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> From: Jerry LaBoda <jmlaboda@...>
> Subject: [CBQ] Re: Food service on 1&10/11&12 late 60's
> To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
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