Re: Alamosa May 18 1949

Frank Frantz, who was on the 490 to Monarch had standard gauge seniority in Salida yard as a fireman and hostler. His seniority date on these jobs was 8-1-1936. His narrow gauge fireman's date was 9-8-1912. Frank Veo, who was one slot below Frantz, had even more standard gauge jobs, being a fireman on mainline passenger and freight as well as yard and hostler. His narrow gauge fireman's date was 8-30-1915.
Charles D. Wilson, one notch ahead of Frantz on the narrow gauge, also was a yard fireman and hostler on the standard gauge. Senior narrow gauge hogheads like Bill Wilson and Bill Hyatt did not have standard gauge seniority.
(Seniority records from Colorado Railroad Museum, R.W. Richardson Library)