I've known for most of my left that my Great Grandfather and Great-Great Uncle worked for UP out of Laramie WY. I was at a family funeral the other day and my dad says out of the blue, "You know your Grandfater worked for GWR" out of Loveland for a few years. Umm, NO! We lost Grandpa in 1974; sure wish I would have know this 3+ decades ago... :tb-shocked: :tb-shocked: :tb-shocked: :tb-shocked:
My father worked in a chemical plant in maintenance his whole careeer. I go home for Memorial Day, he says to me, "Did I ever mention I was in charge of all the industrial trackage and RR operations inside the plant?" Ummm... NO!
I wish I'd talked more with some of my relatives. I was able to find out a bit about a couple of them, from a former compatriot. Not as direct, but very helpful. Boxcab E50
My brother in law tape recorded my wife's grandfather describing his work duties on the Norfolk & Western. During Spring and Summer he was a pitcher on the company baseball team but the rest of the year he worked as a welder in the Roanoke shops patching coal hoppers. Very interesting stories.
