--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, "mdeckergwtcnet" <mdecker@...> wrote:
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Mike
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> --- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, Jpslhedgpeth@ wrote:
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> > 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.
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> > Pete
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: STEVEN HOLDING <sholding@>
> > To: CBQ <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Wed, Dec 19, 2012 10:52 pm
> > Subject: Re: [CBQ] Adverts
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> > 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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