I was just kiding about the TRI-RAIL official, but the other - Leroy Utter was, indeed, an EL (DL&W) engineer I worked with in the 1960s who HAD been in France in WW1. Jim Sharpe, on the other hand only SEEMED to be over 100 years old. Walt Smith >From: "Janet & Randy Brown" <jananran_@_mymailstation.com> >Reply-To: "Janet & Randy Brown" <jananran_@_mymailstation.com> >To: erielack_@_lists.railfan.net >Subject: Re:Re: (erielack) Fw: The Ghost Train >Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2005 20:08:03 EDT > >Joe -- check today's date! > >Randy Brown >-------------------------------------------------------------- >Hey guys- > >Wait a minute! Wait a minute! I've always taken Walter's stories as >gospel but let's figure this out. > >The flagman, who let say started working for the railroad at age 15, was >the flagman on the Lincoln Funeral Train at 15 in 1856! and he still works >for Tri-Rail (whatever that is). That means he's at least 164 years. That >must be a new record for long life??? or do we have our dates/trains mixed >up??? > >And I thought I was older than dirt. > >-Joe Jordan > _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ ------------------------------
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