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During WWII, the Q brought in hundreds of Mexican laborers. Most ended up on Mexican extra gangs and some went to work in the Mechanical Department. Many stayed after the war. Even at the time of the merger, the MOW forces had a significant number of former Mexican nationals employed. From: "LZadnichek@aol.com [CBQ]" <CBQ@yahoogroups.com> To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2015 8:22 PM Subject: Re: [CBQ] Motorised push car [2 Attachments]
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November 18, 2015
Doug - If there is one thing I'm missing in my digital collection of Q
images, it's MOW people and equipment. I really appreciate what you have shared
with our Group. My younger brother Ken is a lifelong fan of Indian
motorcycles and has one in his garage. I will share your Indian-motorized push
car image with him. What an interesting image that shows genuine mechanical
ingenuity, something that made the USA the greatest country on earth. In return,
let me share two images with you and our Group. One image
shows how the Mexican gandy dancers lived in derelict box cars on
the west end of the Eola Yard in an undated view. The other image shows what I
believe to be a section foreman's large family of girls posed on a
pile of cross ties in their Sunday best on some long forgotten afternoon. I
wonder how their mom got any creosote out of their white dresses....
This is a part of the Q that is by now almost totally forgotten. The
"little people" that made the Burlington Route so GREAT! Thanks and best regards
- Louis
Louis Zadnichek II
Fairhope, AL
In a message dated 11/18/2015 4:01:11 P.M. Central Standard Time,
CBQ@yahoogroups.com writes:
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