D. B. Arthur Wrote:
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> RA Phillips Wrote:
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> > I remember John too, and didn't find out until
> just recently that he passed away several years
> ago. Hey DBA, didn't John ride the Sunset Detour
> you and I were on from Avondale/Live Oak to Lake
> Charles/Iowa Jct. back 15 years ago?
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> Now that you mention it, yes he was. Here's a
> photo of him with Keith White. KRW is a retired
> dispatcher from CN-IC. And here's a photo of you
> that I'm pretty sure was taken at Lake Charles.
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> Time flies. Thanks for the info on the current
> status of the C&NW line. These photos were taken
> after I went digital. They sure are easier to
> track down and post than 35mm color slides.
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DBA,
Thanks for the memories! Yes, I remember Keith White (KRW). CN called them RTCs or Rail Traffic Controllers at that point and still do today. Yes, that is me @ Lake Charles stop, the first Passenger stop on our trip that day. Under normal circumstances, the "smoke break" was at Lafayette, but because that stop was missed, it defaulted to Lake Charles. For the record, the Amtrak Conductor next to the Amtrak logo is Amtrak New Orleans (now retired) Conductor Bob Morgan (no, not the same Bob Morgan that you and I used to work with at Amtrak in LA in the early 1990s. Bob had the nickname "10 car Bob" because he was in that car 90 percent of the time on his runs! You are correct that digital pictures are easier to work with.
Control Operator RAP