Bud
Found this piece yesterday and I’m sure that at least some was still true
in the 70’s – a tribute to CB&Q brakemen from 1881
And here it is not out of place to say a word about
the brakeman. Bad as his language often is, and rough as is his life, this man,
like all others who manfully brave danger, is not without self-respect. He is
often more of a man than individuals of softer speech and clothing. Moreover, I
have personal reason to believe that all the rank and file of men on our roads
have a loyalty in them true and hearty and worth holding. Again and again have
I been touched by their simple politeness, their kindness and respectful
willingness to do you a favor, without any thought of gain or of return.
Moreover, those who think these men do not care for
appearances should watch them as they prepare for their dinner at their
boarding-houses Whatever else there may not be in the brakeman, there is
manliness in him.
Rupert Gamlen
Auckland NZ
From:
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Sent: 11 January 2015 08:44
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [CBQ] Re: Gas
Electric Photo ID Help
I have
a personal knowledge about this car ….. sometime
in the late 1970's.
Bud Linroth ex-Canton Road switcher brakeman.