Re: Does anybody from the SP coast know RJ Harris?
Author: Clyde
Date: 08-27-2019 - 12:37
Shortline Sammie Wrote:
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> Only Bob Harris I knew was a conductor out of
> Brooklyn Yard in Portland that held down the
> Oregon City Switcher for decades. "Cowboy Bob" as
> he was called has a ranch in Eastern Oregon and
> retired several years ago.
>
> Bob had a unique way of switching the tight curve
> in the Oregon City paper mill in which he would
> cut off a car and ride them to spot because the
> curve was old Portland Traction and too sharp for
> two coupled boxcars. He was quite an artist!!!
>
> Dick Samuels
Good try ! Bob is happily retired in Arizona from Amtrak 1 and 2. Married a retired Amtrak
conductor and living in Sun City. He was one of the railfans friendly SP conductor's.
I knew a guy that used to go riding in Oxnard on the switchers with him and Ron Baker "snowman" and other great coast seniority hogheads. Joe is living in Somis retired out of Gemco several years ago and doing good still. Put on a lot of weight.LOL