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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

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Does anybody from the SP coast know RJ Harris?	Ray	08-27-2019 - 09:35
Re: Does anybody from the SP coast know RJ Harris?	Shortline Sammie	08-27-2019 - 11:48
Re: Does anybody from the SP coast know RJ Harris?	Clyde	08-27-2019 - 12:37
Re: Does anybody from the SP coast know RJ Harris?	Curious former SoCalifornian	08-27-2019 - 16:07
Re: Does anybody from the SP coast know RJ Harris?	Mistertower	08-27-2019 - 19:24

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Clyde Wrote:
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> Shortline Sammie Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > 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

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