Railroaders' Nostalgia > See Cross Posting on SP History on Nostalgia

Over on Nostalgia is a notice about the SP Railway History Center's invitation to contribute first-person stories about working on the SP.
This photo is a sample from their web site, it is a 1946 San Antonio East Yard switch crew courtesy John Stien.

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railstiesballast Wrote:
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> Over on Nostalgia is a notice about the SP Railway
> History Center's invitation to contribute
> first-person stories about working on the SP.
> This photo is a sample from their web site, it is
> a 1946 San Antonio East Yard switch crew courtesy
> John Stien.


Great photo Mike..the days of not wearing a vest...plus sitting on the rail withOut receiving a test failure..

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/16/21 03:27 by SanJoaquinEngr.

GREAT PICTURE!!!

Airman Butch Johnson---what did the airman do?

Ed Burns

 

NPEDDIE Wrote:
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> GREAT PICTURE!!!
>
> Airman Butch Johnson---what did the airman do?
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> Ed Burns
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I’m assuming that he would be classified as a Carman now. He would hang air, kick off hand brakes and perform class one air tests & car inspection. My estimation.

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"Car Knocker"?

Victor

Drknow Wrote:
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> NPEDDIE Wrote:
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> > GREAT PICTURE!!!
> >
> > Airman Butch Johnson---what did the airman do?
> >
> > Ed Burns
> >
> >  
>
> I’m assuming that he would be classified as a
> Carman now. He would hang air, kick off hand
> brakes and perform class one air tests & car
> inspection. My estimation.
>
> Posted from iPhone