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BURIED STORIES ...
( PART 4 )
We had a near mishap yesterday morning as
the brakes on old #7, a Class A Climax, began to
lighten their grip. If not for the swift feet of the
engineer, Sellios Cerrone, chasing after the engine,
we would have had a twisted mass of rusted metal
and rotting wood instead of the somewhat straight
mass of rusted metal and rotting wood that we
have had all along.
He caught it and barely managed to
bring it to a screeching, complaining halt
just as it began to enter Dedenberried Curve.
If he is waiting for a commendation or a reward
for his valor, he has a long wait ahead of him.
Later in the day, we had another washout
down along the mainline near Berne Doubt Bridge.
Last night's rain did not amount to much, but that
was all it took to remove the roadbed and lower the
track a few feet below where it was originally laid.
Maybe it will add some interest and excitement to
that stretch.
A work detail was dispatched. With their
collective skills, experience and enthusiasm,
the repairs may be effected by next week (if we
are lucky). It is a good thing the regular
maintenance crew was not sent: that might
take a whole year.
Again, best wishes on the arrival of little
Zaen Pattersen Smallshall. Give Claudette, your
mother, and your children all a kiss for us. If
"The Globe" can use any of the photographs or
information herein provided, please use your
discretion for our sakes.
Fondly, your cousin,
Alan Olsen Furlough
Picking up the pieces at the end of the line
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