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Railroaders by virtue
of long and irregular hours, time spent away from home and other demands of
their employment have, through no fault of their own, missed out on some of the
finer and enriching experiences in life.
One objective of this web site is to try and fill this void. We launch this non-government funded
educational effort with Poetry from the Eastern Iowa Division. Read carefully and study well for there is a
message here – especially for operating employees. There may even be a test!
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Beckwith and the “Breeze”
They
were ordered out of Boone |
He had
no time to think of home, |
Beckwith
got the waybills |
And, then he waded back |
McDevitt
gave a highball |
Beckwith looked out the window |
Charles
Speer opened up the throttle; |
He began to pace the way car I will break him right in two!" |
Duling
came to for just a moment |
Beckwith gathered up the outfit, |
They
pulled out on the main line |
After four hours of profanity |
They
went down into |
They called McDevitt in the office |
They
came down into Lamoille |
It’s nice to be a Conductor |
The
way car rolled in over the switch |
It is fine to be ambitious |
Now,
McDevitt is pretty clever, |
So, if you like cookies in the pantry |
The Collaborators…
Conductor Dwight A. Beckwith – Brakemans date:
Brakeman Charles L. McDevitt – Brakemans date:
Brakeman Fred W. Duling – Brakemans date:
Engineer Charles B. Speer – Engineers date:
Fireman Marion L. Faverty – Engineers date:
…all of whom vouch for the accuracy and authenticity
of the foregoing. Names have not
been changed to protect the innocent.
“They went down into
Photograph
provided courtesy of
“They came down into Lamoille just as fast as they
could fly…”
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