Nostalgia & History > Two Engineers

Picture 1 is of Jim Flynn and Dan Flynn in an area behind the section house at Kent [3 miles west of Wolcott]. Dan was born on March 18th, 1895 when Mr. Flynn was Section Foreman at Spruce Creek in the Glenwood Canyon. Jim was born on October 7th, 1903 when Mr. Flynn was Section Foreman at Woody Creek on the Aspen Branch. The Flynn family moved from Woody Creek to Sherwood [later called Kent] in November, 1904. Mr. Flynn died on March 3, 1905.

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Picture 2 is of Jim Flynn, Owen McCarthy and Kate Flynn in the garden area behind the section house at Kent. It is my belief that on the death of Mr. Flynn, Owen McCarthy became section foreman. Owen McCarthy was single and continued to live in the bunkhouse. This made it possible for Mrs. Flynn and her family to continue to live in the section house and for Mrs Flynn to cook for the section men and other railroaders. Mrs. Flynn continued to live in the section house until she moved to Glenwood Springs in 1923.

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On February 2, 1912 Dan was employed as a section laborer. On December 25, 1916 he was employed as a coal passer. On October 11, 1916 he was promoted to a fireman. After cut-offs and return to service he was promoted to engineer on July 21, 1924. Dan Died in Grand Junction on July 7th, 1961.

On September 22, 1920 Jim was employed as a fireman. On October 16, 1928 he was promoted to an engineer. He resigned to apply for annuity on September 6, 1971. Jim died on September 5th, 1977 in Grand Junction.

I have time books for Dan from the teens, 20’s, and 30’s. I have time books for Jim from the 60’s.

I have posted these time books before,

https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?11,1389838,1389838#msg-1389838

Picture 3, Time book, Dan, January 1919. Dan listed Station No.s in his early books, something he did not do in later books

Is Station 302 Tennessee Pass?



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 06/07/17 09:30 by flynn.

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Picture 4, Time book, Jim, First half December 1965.

In the remarks, “4th, Cooper took pension. Gave me regular passenger job. 45 years, 1 month, 12 days.”

In picture 4 what are the numbers above the Engine numbers?



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/07/17 09:27 by flynn.

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flynn Wrote:
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> Picture 4, Time book, Jim, First half December
> 1965.
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> In picture 4 what are the numbers above the Engine
> numbers?

I'm thinking it was the number of units in the consist since he didn't put down any other unit numbers.-BMT

Possibly the number of units in the consist

Fredo Wrote:
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> Possibly the number of units in the consist

Beat you by 3 minutes, Fred!-BMT