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Re: exModoc Northern Railroad - Lake Railway
Author: Fred
Date: 09-18-2013 - 17:08

KRK Wrote:
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> Mr. Fred...
>
> The dates of the trip were May 28, 29 and
> 30--1955.. the "Backwoods Special".. $ 30.00
> coach..
> $ 43.00 Pullman.. Figure this out: A day's
> wages as brakeman on an electric powered
> Sacramento Northern freight train in February-1957
> was $ 15.08 !!!!!!!!
>
> How bout' that ?
>
> KRK

Well,I was just guestimating my dad's income for that era.
So, yeah, that trip would have cost my dad 2 days wages.

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  exModoc Northern Railroad Speeder Kevin 09-17-2013 - 11:46
  Re: exModoc Northern Railroad dcjb 09-17-2013 - 21:47
  Re: exModoc Northern Railroad - Lake Railway Steve Tucker 09-17-2013 - 22:16
  Re: exModoc Northern Railroad - Lake Railway Jeff Moore 09-17-2013 - 22:43
  Re: exModoc Northern Railroad - Lake Railway Tony Johnson 09-18-2013 - 08:02
  Re: exModoc Northern Railroad - Lake Railway SP5103 09-18-2013 - 08:08
  Re: exModoc Northern Railroad - Lake Railway KRK 09-18-2013 - 11:32
  Re: exModoc Northern Railroad - Lake Railway Fred 09-18-2013 - 14:31
  Re: exModoc Northern Railroad - Lake Railway KRK 09-18-2013 - 16:37
  Re: exModoc Northern Railroad - Lake Railway Fred 09-18-2013 - 17:08
  Running those figures through an inflation calculator... Jeff Moore 09-18-2013 - 21:53
  Re: exModoc Northern Railroad - Lake Railway SP5103 09-19-2013 - 09:47
  Re: exModoc Northern Railroad - Lake Railway Log guy 09-20-2013 - 21:31
  Re: exModoc Northern Railroad - Lake Railway dcjb 09-21-2013 - 20:55
  Re: exModoc Northern Railroad - Lake Railway Joe 09-21-2013 - 21:08


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