	Veterans’ Association of the Chicago & North Western Railway

	*Organized* *December 9, 1924*

An Assortment of Photographs – Page 3
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We start off Page 3 with four shots from Mark Llanuza, followed by several from Louis Wilson and winding up with some more from Mark Llanuza. Other contributions are welcome and appreciated. Please send them to the webmaster.


Thanks to Mark Llanuza, we have these three photos. Somehow, Mark knew “Sugar” Cain was coming to CPT on July 27, 2007 to renew acquaintances with former C&NW Vice-President of Transportation Edward A. Burkhardt. Naturally, a meeting like this was not going to go unrecorded! That’s “Sugar” and Ed on the left. On the right are veteran Wisconsin Division Conductor Robert “RL” Thomas and “Sugar”. “RL” hired out in 1969 (that’s over 38 years of service!) and is one of the few men left who worked the 400 trains and the Williams Bay jobs, all of which Sugar worked as well. Old times were discussed including the many business car trips “Sugar” worked for Ed, Bill Otter, Jim Zito and Jim Wolfe. In case you missed it, there is another picture of “Sugar” at the bottom of this page.

Here’s “Sugar” and Ed again, along with Cathy Aldana who works with Ed at this time. The 4^th member of this group is Ralph Justen, a friend of “Sugar’s” from way back. 3 photos by Mark Llanuza.		Here’s Jim Walsh & Keith Fisher, both Former C&NW Signalmen and now with Metra. Both left shortly after the UP take-over, Jim with about 5 years and Keith with over 25 years of C&NW service. Mark Llanuza caught them at a Signalmen’s Union get-together at Spaulding on 07/20/07.

Radio Technician Jeff Phillips installing a new radio at the Humbird, WI hot box detector on 07/27/07. Jeff works out of Butler and has 31 years of C&NW & UP service. Photo by Louis Wilson.	Clayton Arndt, retired Agent at Clyman Junction. Clayton stopped in at Merrillan, WI on 04/09/07 and Louis Wilson got this photo. Clayton now lives in Watertown, WI.

Track Inspector Bob Fogelberg at Augusta, WI on 02/27/07. He works out of Altoona, WI. and inspects track between Altoona and Adams. Bob has been with the C&NW and UP for over 30 years. Photo by Louis Wilson.	Signal Maintainer B.J. Bruhling flashing on a bond wire between Altoona and Fall Creek. BJ works out of Altoona and has over 30 years of C&NW and UP service. Photo by Louis Wilson.


Foreman Leroy Sprinkle and Layton Wahlberg, replacing some ties just east of Fairchild, WI in April 2007. Photo by Louis Wilson.	Surfacing Gang working at Merrillan, WI during April 2007. (Left to right) Foreman Marty Sukup, Machine Operators Jim Malin, Glen Strooisma, and Bill Dormady. All are long-time employees and started with the C&NW. Photo by Louis Wilson.

Benny Bruhling and Jim Lapcinski adjusting a power switch machine at Yukon Jct., Eau Claire, WI during April 2007. Both started with the C&NW and have over 30 years of service. Photo by Louis Wilson.	Section Foreman Mark Kuberra and Trackman Dan Kaufman at the Merrillan, WI Depot in April 2006. Photo by Louis Wilson.

On the left, we have Jim Campbell rolling through Lombard May of 1982 and on the right is Mitch Douglas doing the same thing at West Chicago about a year later in June of 1983. In case you are curious about the UP way cars, this was during the time the C&NW way cars were being phased out and occasionally a UP way car came through from the west and it made no sense not to use it.

Mark Llanuza was at CPT on December 8, 2006 and look who he ran in to! “Sugar” Cain and Dean Moose. Dean is an Illinois Division conductor and “Sugar” is well known to patrons of this web site. For a “refresher” on “Sugar’s” 53 years of C&NW service – click here.	Bob Dix, Virginia Dix and Chris Burger aboard a business car, date unknown.

Revised: 08/06/07