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Date: 07/01/25 05:35
Retired sixteen years ago today . . .
Author: 3rdswitch

.   .   .   July 1, 2009, last day on BNSF. Sixteen years later, just another beautiful day in the neighborhood.
JB


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Date: 07/01/25 07:04
Re: Retired sixteen years ago today . . .
Author: trainjunkie

Nice. Watson? Glad you made it out Joe and have been spending those RRB checks. The place is a shell of its former self. I hope I make it to retirement but I'm beginning to have my doubts.

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Date: 07/01/25 11:31
Re: Retired sixteen years ago today . . .
Author: stevelv

Very nice Joe.  Now I have look out for the 7764 and the 5621 in the endless parade of pumpkin GE's.  

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Date: 07/01/25 13:11
Re: Retired sixteen years ago today . . .
Author: sf1010

Any significance to the 5621?

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Date: 07/01/25 18:05
Re: Retired sixteen years ago today . . .
Author: 3rdswitch

The unit that came with the plaque. Even DCC ready. A gift from BNSF.
JB

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Date: 07/01/25 20:12
Re: Retired sixteen years ago today . . .
Author: Trainhand

Glad you made it. The check got put in the bank taday.

Sam

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Date: 07/01/25 21:13
Re: Retired sixteen years ago today . . .
Author: SanJoaquinEngr

Congratulations! Joe.. You did your time! August 1 st think I will post mine.

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Date: 07/02/25 04:50
Re: Retired sixteen years ago today . . .
Author: E25

Judging from your contributions here on TO, I would say that you were truly a "class act" in your profession.

Greg Stadter
Phoenix, AZ

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Date: 07/02/25 22:44
Re: Retired sixteen years ago today . . .
Author: jgilmore

Nice shots and story, acknowledging longtime employees like that seems so un-railroad-like these days. Wonder how many of the recent new hires will make it to the end?

JG

 

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Date: 07/03/25 07:00
Re: Retired sixteen years ago today . . .
Author: EO

Congrats! You beat me by a few weeks both on hire and "full release" dates!

Now we're more than half-way towards drawing RR Retirement for as long as we contributed to it! 

EO
Wx4.org

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Date: 07/04/25 08:46
Re: Retired sixteen years ago today . . .
Author: spider1319

Neat shots and nice tribute. Bill Webb

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Date: 07/04/25 09:26
Re: Retired sixteen years ago today . . .
Author: bobwilcox

Thankfully we are a dualiy household. 

Bob Wilcox
Charlottesville, VA
My Flickr Shots

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Date: 07/10/25 18:17
Re: Retired sixteen years ago today . . .
Author: CimaScrambler

A couple from August 08

Kit Courter
Canyon Lake, CA
LunarLight Photography


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