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Newspaper looks back on the event of the first Expo Line train.

What paper? Link to article?

Bob

ATSF100WEST......Out

The post is the link, click on it.

"Conductor steered the cab", "Old diesel engine", geez newspeople, you ever do any research?

Out

Answer:  NO!

Despite the errors (it was the paper we all called "The Outrage" as a play on its real name "The Outlook") it's a very cool piece. Thank you for saving it. I was here at the time but had no idea of a last run. There was no internet then. 

Actually the engineer's name is not Bill Ginter  his first name was Emerey .  I worked with both Bill Lord (Mugsy) and Emerey years ago. 
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> Newspaper looks back on the event of the first
> Expo Line train.

SanJoaquinEngr Wrote:
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> Actually the engineer's name is not Bill Ginter 
> his first name was Emerey .  I worked with both
> Bill Lord (Mugsy) and Emerey years ago. 
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Ah, yes. Lord William Kendall. One of the finest SP Conductors ever!. I broke for Bill eons ago from Los Angeles to Indio. I told him my wife and I were going up to Las Vegas for a few days and he told me about his last experience in Vegas. Seem when he checked in at the hotel you had to list last name first, so he did so: Lord William Kendall. He said that the hotel treated him and his wife as royalty after that. Don't know if it's true, but sure got me to laughing.





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SLOCONDR



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Bill was a great guy and he had many funny stories when working with him at Gemco. Is he still alive Jim or Virlon ? 
Thanks,
Tom

switchlamp Wrote:
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> Bill was a great guy and he had many funny stories
> when working with him at Gemco. Is he still alive
> Jim or Virlon ? 
> Thanks,
> Tom

Thomas,
Yes, Bill is still alive and living up around Beaumont.




Virlon