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steve thompson

January 19, 2005 10:04AM

My Dad did just that back in the early 50's, as a brakeman on a work train on the Northern Pacific. There were deep and wet weeds, tight along the Moclips branch where he was working, so, to get from the engine to the caboose, he went across the top. They were spreading cinder ballast, a few cars back, and he jumped from a box, to the top of the cinders, just as they opened the doors! He went through, and was spitting cinders when they pulled him out. He claimed he was picking cinders out of his ears and hair for about 30 years!

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Georgetown drop bottom rider gons and others LINK	Dave Dye	January 18, 2005 08:57PM
Re: Georgetown drop bottom rider gons and others	William Diehl	January 18, 2005 11:24PM
Re: Georgetown drop bottom rider gons and others	Hank Porter	January 19, 2005 07:56AM
Re: Georgetown drop bottom rider gons and others	Don Richter	January 19, 2005 08:40AM
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Re: Georgetown drop bottom rider gons and others	John	January 19, 2005 08:02AM
Re: Georgetown drop bottom rider gons and others	Jerry Day	January 19, 2005 09:04AM
Re: Georgetown drop bottom rider gons and others	steve thompson	January 19, 2005 10:04AM
Re: Georgetown drop bottom rider gons and others	Jerry Day	January 19, 2005 10:09AM

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