[CBQ] Fwd: Burlington Bulletin #51

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Thought the group would enjoy the email below from Don Winn concerning further insight into the practical jokers at Barber Greene discussed in BRHS Bulletin 51

Leo Phillipp

From: Don Winn 
Date: January 22, 2016 at 8:09:23 AM CST
To: "Publications@BurlingtonRoute.com" <Publications@BurlingtonRoute.com>
Cc: "leophillipp@aol.com" <leophillipp@aol.com>
Subject: Burlington Bulletin #51

Dear Bulletin,

 

Issue 51 was fantastic, and a godsend for me.  I’m working on plans to model Aurora, and this is fantastic information.  Many thanks to Leo for sharing it.

 

The Barber-Greene ferret story was a completely unexpected blast from the past.  I was an engineering summer intern in 1975 at Barber-Greene.  Me and my fellow intern, Dave Noll, went out to the pattern shop for something and were asked if we wanted to see their ferret.  Dave was really excited and got his face right on top of the cage when they sprung the trap, and I watched him jump backwards about 10 feet as the ferret flew out to attack him.  I’ll never forget it.

 

At that time all of the machines in the pattern shop were painted in bright primary colors like a pre-school, with different and contrasting colors for each part of the machines.  They explained that the boss had gone on a 3-week vacation and instructed them to stay busy re-painting the equipment.  He didn’t specify a color, so the practical jokers went to town on it.

 

Thanks again for the great work on the Bulletin and Zephyr.

 

Don Winn

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