--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, "mdeckergwtcnet" <mdecker@...> wrote:
>
> Boys.......
>..We had guys whose nicknames went like "Drawbar Willy", "Grab a gob
>Bob"...also known as "Straight Air", and "Burrito Bob" mostly for obvious
>reasons :>) And, we still call 'em Motors and Waycars. But, settin' out or
>pickin' up motors is now called the more politically correct "Power Mod" :>)
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Don't forget Rumor Ray, the accordian player.
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> When they first set up the "loading" pool in Gillette, they used to call us
> off the Edgemont Extra Board to "protect" vacancies...if you were in Gillette
> as a Fireman, they'd sometimes use you "off your turn" to protect the loading
> pool, then deadhead you home after.
>
> By the way, Dick.....we haven't loaded coal in years, unless the "van"
> doesn't show up on time to get you off the train, the mines have contract
> loaders (Rail Link and Watco) to do that now. We just deliver them mty, and
> pick them up loaded, but if it's a high mile mine, they have the "loading"
> pool bring 'em down to Donkey Creek, so all you get's 130 and overtime after
> 8 :>(...
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Once the BN started furnishing hot meals via taxi
from Gillette and Newcastle we didn't "starve" very
often.
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> We had one DS who repeated back her initials as "Girls Dance Naked", until
> somebody made her quit that :>) We've got one out there now who the other
> Dispatchers call "Real Train Slayer", and another "Kill Bullet
> Now".......related to the "Newcastle Bullet" road switcher.
>
> Mike
>
> --- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, Jpslhedgpeth@ wrote:
> >
> >
> > Steve...I knew that the change from Supt's initials to CD or DS, but I
> > didn't know exctly when it occurred...It was another blow to my traditional
> > thinking. I wonder why the change and what difference it really made...I'm
> > sure there is no logical answer, but I thought I would put it "out there"
> > anyhow.
> >
> > Pete
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: STEVEN HOLDING <sholding@>
> > To: CBQ <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Wed, Dec 19, 2012 10:52 pm
> > Subject: Re: [CBQ] Adverts
> >
> > Pete
> > Also the methods used varied between offices as the Chief was the BOSS.
> > Later on things got more system wide use. For a while the Supt. initials
> > were used on train orders this changed to the Chiefs and in the mid-'80s we
> > used our own initials. Because there was a slight delay in the radio
> > transmissions every body thought my initials were FJH so I started to use
> > Sam John Henry. But he is retired now
> > Steve in SC
> >
> >
>
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