RGS an old men's club also

The Feb. 24, 1941 Rio Grande Southern engineers seniority list shows 21 promoted engineers with the youngest man having 22 years with the railroad.
The list:
THE RIO GRANDE SOUTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY
Cass M. Herington, Receiver
Durango, Colorado
SENIORITY LIST OF ENGINEERS
February 24, 1941

1. J.A. McDonald 11/19/97---- 6/8/02
2. B.W. Nash 11/25/99---- 6/10/05
3. A.J. Gibbs 11/30/00---- 7/9/07
4. C.E. Quist 9/25/03---- 1/25/09
5. L.A. Croonenberghs 1/2/03---- 4/24/09
6. Grover Talbert 1/12/05---- 11/22/09
7. W.G. Laube 5/29/06---- 2/27/10
8. E.R. Lewis 4/27/07---- 7/25/11
9. F.W. Davies 7/1/08---- 9/13/11
10.G.C. Underhill 1/10/09---- 2/3/13
11.W.M. Virden 1/2/10---- 7/1/13
12.J.S. Adams 2/17/11---- 2/20/16
13.F.P. Coombs 2/23/12---- 3/19/17
14.J.L.R. Lynton 7/2/12---- 3/14/18
15.H.D. Wolford 5/7/13---- 3/27/18
16.C.D.Craig 2/6/17---- 10/18/21
17.W.H. Isreal 4/1/10---- 5/15/24
18.N.C. Zanolio 7/2/17---- 9/10/24
19.J.G. Nash 9/5/17---- 9/8/25
20.W.K. Paul 9/24/17---- 9/9/25
21.Claude Rice 9/18/18---- 1/25/26
W.K. Paul evidentally was out on disability and needed a return-to-service physical.
The list does not include firemen only men. Pinky Lynton (14) later worked for the Rio Grande, getting close to 50 years in the engine service between the two roads. H.D. Wolford (15) later ran the Marshall Pass scrap train.



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