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
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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
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