Hi Gary and friends, I have to comment on the Train Video, It’s a Snow plow with two Engines and the Plow Engine, cleaning the tracks for Freight and Passenger Trains. It brought to mind, when the Frisco Railroad, merged with Burlington Northern Railroad. The funny thing was that Frisco Hatchet Officials came to Grand Forks ND. To Cut what they thought was dead weight. I happened to be at the Round House that Morning, as my Office was Located there as well. The Officials, came in asking for a foreman. They caught me in my Office. The Officials had been looking at that rusty looking Snow Plow. They wanted me and my crew to cut it up for scarp: Now remember that these Officials come from the deep South, and Had no Idea what this Snow Plow was. They got more than a little ticked, when I refused to comply with their request. They Threatened me with insubordination for not complying, It didn’t bother me any, My Boss was in Superior Wisconsin. I called the Road Master and had him come out to the shop. Meanwhile I decided to inform them of the Use’s of the plow train. You don’t need that dam plow one said. I couldn’t help laughing at the dam fools. I went back to my office gathered the crew and got ready to go to work, When Jack Hein arrived, the Road Master, We went together to get the point of need to these idiots. Jack took them down town to his office to show some Photos of snow covering Passenger and Freight Trains stalled on the tracks unable to plow through the 6 to 8 foot or more snow on the tracks.

 

The Railroad really started down hill with this merger. the Frisco Railroad had about 2000 miles of track and the Burlington Northern had over 25000 Miles of track. Some how during the merger Frisco Officials’ were given num-

erous high office placements, though it only took us about a year or so to straighten them out. LOL Those were the days