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kwilcomb

January 11, 2010 03:38AM

Registered: 16 years ago
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I've seen the wreath on the headlight used before but I was wondering if there were other ways that railroads used to memorialize their employees when they passed away.

Were there other symbols placed on the locomotives whistle signals etc ?

I'm asking because a very good friend of the Family recently passed away and he was a life long employee of the Union Pacific. I want to do a memorial but I also want to get it right , traditionally speaking.

Thanks.

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Railroad Memorial Traditions	kwilcomb	January 11, 2010 03:38AM
Re: Railroad Memorial Traditions	John E. Bull	January 11, 2010 08:18AM
Re: Railroad Memorial Traditions	Bruce R. Pier	January 11, 2010 10:05AM
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Re: Railroad Memorial Traditions	Bruce R. Pier	January 11, 2010 01:47PM
Re: Railroad Memorial Traditions	JS Driver	January 11, 2010 11:17AM
Re: Railroad Memorial Traditions	chris king	January 11, 2010 11:18AM
Re: Railroad Memorial Traditions	Tom Richards	January 11, 2010 02:08PM
Re: Railroad Memorial Traditions	TUnfried	January 11, 2010 11:34PM
Re: Railroad Memorial Traditions	Greg Scholl	January 11, 2010 02:28PM
Re: Railroad Memorial Traditions	John C	January 11, 2010 05:17PM
Re: Railroad Memorial Traditions	John Craft	January 12, 2010 10:48AM
Re: Railroad Memorial Traditions	Skip	January 13, 2010 07:22PM
Re: Railroad Memorial Traditions	hank	January 11, 2010 05:31PM
Re: Railroad Memorial Traditions	k28drgw	January 11, 2010 09:08PM
Re: Railroad Memorial Traditions	HOD Bill	January 11, 2010 10:55PM
Re: Railroad Memorial Traditions	hank	January 12, 2010 09:28AM
A Glorious Sand-off	Ed "Oilcan" Kelley	January 14, 2010 11:38AM
Re: A Glorious Sand-off ... me too!	Russo Loco	January 14, 2010 01:09PM
Re: A Glorious Sand-off ... me too!	Merl	January 14, 2010 01:42PM
Re: A Glorious Sand-off ... me too!	Twinkyllamas	January 14, 2010 02:37PM
Re: A Glorious Sand-off ... me too!	Skip	January 14, 2010 03:22PM
Re: A Glorious Sand-off ... me too!	Omahas9000	January 15, 2010 09:22AM
Re: A Glorious Sand-off ... me too!	John Cole	January 15, 2010 11:24AM
Re: A Glorious Sand-off ... me too!	J.B.Bane	January 16, 2010 03:37PM
Re: A Glorious Sand-off ... me too!	John E. Bull	January 16, 2010 06:14PM
Re: Railroad Memorial Traditions	Merl	January 15, 2010 11:52AM
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