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I love these stories about how things were done "back in the day"...ie "The engineer brought the train into the station just like he would have had he been up front" I'll bet that old hoghead didn't have to call "management" to find out what to do in that situation..He just went ahead and did it, because he knew he could and because it was the right thing. I always...at least I think it was always...tried to get any employees under my supervision to "DO SOMETHING..even if it's wrong"...Today they might do something utterly stupid, but there was a time when most people had common sense.. I even tried to get my children to perform that way also.. My dad said...'Don't just stand around with your thumb up your ......." Do something.
Pete
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From: Walter Ohrnell wohrnell@kc.rr.com [CBQ] <CBQ@yahoogroups.com> To: CBQ <CBQ@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Fri, Jan 12, 2018 8:44 pm Subject: [CBQ] Re: Elephant Style Es Ed,
There is photo evidence that running elephant started before 1965. Bill Hirt eluded to a story I have told. I was an operator working in Burlington, IA. This incident occurred in late 1963 or 1964 the California Zephyr arrived in town. The lead unit was followed by two units running backwards elephant style. There was a control problem on the lead unit. When the train arrived the engineer was running the train from the second unit. The fireman was left in the lead unit to call signals. The engineer brought the train into the station just like he would have had he been up front. I can only guess the lead unit was replaced upon arrival in Galesburg. Lenny Ohrnell Sent from my iPad __._,_.___ Posted by: jpslhedgpeth@aol.com __,_._,___ |