Dick Cooper Time Book - Rio Grande
10/4/59 hostler helper, hostler helper rate, marked on Burnham 11:59 PM, marked off Burnham 7:59 AM, on duty 8:00, paid $19.90 for 100 miles, D.E. Lammon hostler, Cooper helper.
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Ed Cox
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Ed Cox
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Dick Cooper Time Book - 1967
9/2/67 WR1, power 5016-4079-5000-5006, through freight rate, marked on Oneonta 10:30 AM, marked off Whitehall 3:00 PM, on duty 4:30, paid $30.77 for 130 miles, John T. Bowen engineer, Cooper
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Ed Cox
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Re: Dick Cooper Time Book - with E.B. King
Tim,
If you read the discussion between Wally Day and Gordon Davis, they are referring to an area just west of Plattsburgh. I believe Dad was referring to an unofficial "WE". It may have been a local
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Ed Cox
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Re: Dick Cooper Time Book - with E.B. King
Absolutely right about the ¡°senior moments¡± !!!
The way I see it is if you realize you don¡¯t know, it o.k. But if you don¡¯t know that you don¡¯t know, you are having some serious senior
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Wally Day
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Re: Dick Cooper Time Book - with E.B. King
Hi, Wally!
You know as well as I do that senior moments are good! It means that we have lived long enough to still think, even if we sometimes get it wrong. Of course, I knew better about the river,
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Gordon Davids
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Re: Dick Cooper Time Book - with E.B. King
I have senior moments too Gordon¡ªway too many. But the river mentioned is the Saranac River !!
Wally
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Wally Day
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Re: Dick Cooper Time Book - with E.B. King
WE¡ªWest End¡ª It was¡ªis¡ªthe track is still there but currently OOS. In 1955 WE was the location of the former Imperial Wall Covering Mill. It is very close to the current location of
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Wally Day
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Re: Dick Cooper Time Book - with E.B. King
I believe that WE is close to the current location of Bombardier in
Plattsburg. A variety of industries occupy the old mill property just past
the railcar plant.
The Freydenburg branch is not
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Al Whalen
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Re: Dick Cooper Time Book - with E.B. King
WE is West End, actually the Freydenburg Falls Branch that joined the original Chateugay Branch west of Bluff Point. It ran downgrade to the Chateugay River and served the Imperial Paper Mill
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Gordon Davids
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Re: Dick Cooper Time Book - with E.B. King
Where is "WE?"
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Tim Vincent
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Re: Toys for Tots
That's too bad.? They did such a nice job last year.
Mark
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Dick Cooper Time Book - with E.B. King
2/17/55 SC14 to WE & Ausable, power 4037, yard rate, marked on Plattsburgh 2:30 PM, marked off Plattsburgh 8:20 PM, on duty 5:50, paid $15.51 for 100 miles, E.B. King engineer, Cooper fireman.
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Ed
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Ed Cox
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Re: Toys for Tots
My understanding is no. According to a press release they could not get the
"necessary permissions" for the track involved which I think is a pretty
weak BS excuse.
Chalk it up to PSR.........
Dave
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David Horree
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Toys for Tots
Is NS still doing the toys for tots train this year ? Does anyone know the schedule ?
thanks
Mark
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mmatt378@...
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Dick Cooper Time Book - D&H Steam
11/16/51 deadhead, marked on Mohawk 12:40 PM, marked off Mechanicville 1:45 PM on duty 1:05, paid $2.05 for 16 miles
11/16/51 RW2 helper to WE, power J class 4-6-6-4 1512, through freight rate,
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Ed Cox
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Dick Cooper Time Book - Whitehall 1968
8/11/68 WR1, power 5014-5002-5007-5003-5006, through freight rate, marked on Oneonta 12:30 PM, 20" initial terminal delay, marked off Whitehall 6:45 PM, on duty 6:15, paid $32.81 for 134 miles John T.
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Ed Cox
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Dick Cooper Time Book - 1975
8/21/75 WR1, power 2316-2311-N&W U30B 8521-8516-8527, through freight rate, marked on Oneonta 10:00 PM, 20" initial terminal delay, marked off Whitehall 8:00 AM, on duty 10:00, paid $61.01 for 134
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Ed Cox
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Dick Cooper Time Book - 1950s
6/20/52 Lower End yard, power 3012, yard rate, marked on Mechanicville 4:00 PM, marked off Mechanicville 11:59 PM, on duty 7:59, paid $21.82 for 150 miles, Quinlan engineer, Cooper fireman.
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Ed
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Ed Cox
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Dick Cooper Time Book - Guilford Error
12/14/84 regular day off
12/15/84 PYRP, power 452-B&M 209-D&H 5017-7403, through freight rate, marked on Mechanicville 9:00 PM, taxi to Mohawk, marked off Rouses Point 5:15 AM, on duty 8:15, paid
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Ed Cox
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Re: Frequencies
Schenectady to Binghamton 160.695
Binghamton to Sunbury 161.475
HWH
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hontzh@...
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