The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-07-04
RAILROAD RACKET.
Items OF Interest to Railroad People
and Their Friends - Picked up
Along the Road and About the
2h0na.


and Their Friends - Picked NJ
Along the Road and About tn
shops.
Machinist James Ynister has returned
from trip of q few days TO Atlanta;
Machinfst George Croneburg and Enginee
Branch Long Of the r. & D. road was Vlsil
Ing in town Tuesday. ~ o,,,n.
Machinist John Dookey has Deen a1s,ut hiie
round house forsman for few nlgnts Wnii'
foreman Wicker made trip TO Monroe.
Telegraph operator Joe Scott has lost PAL
of shoes. The hostler who taken them Oh
viii please return them at once, ,, .,
Engineer Henry Lamb well k1oWa Sna u y
many Of the men on the g.: G; q y: died 2, q
his home In Florence last "Wednesday aite'
q short illness. Mr.. Lamb was the oloest GU
gineer on the Coast Line having 1een ,h,r,u an en-
seven years, at the time OF his death ne Wsi
Secretary and Treasurer o. the Locomotive
Engineers Insurance Association OF DIVISION
265 In which association he held p0icy io'
Conductor John Cothran OF the Vestlonle
Conductors j. F. Laney and M. C. Putnam
have been holding down passenger runs the
Mr.. B. W. Brooks who has been day Dis
patcher for quite while has been appointeo
Chief Dispatcher for g. G. & N. vice Mr. J
Machinist John Long who has been might
foreman OF the round house for the past yeal
has been transferred to Atlanta as Engine
dispatcher at .Inman Park. ,.., .nno,n,sd
night foreman OF round house.
Engineer A. l.. Simmons has gone on
pleasure trip to Norfolk, Va
Mr.. T. B. Willis formerly foreman o. Mn Ine
roe, N. c., at which place Mr.. Willis intends
TO 20 into business.
The great Railroad system that has been
known as the Richmond q Danviile is 9
thing OF the past so far as the name goes, by
plan Of REORGANIZATION just completed this
great system hereafter will be knoWn;as the
Southern Railway Company. and Will have
the second largest mileage OF any system IN
the Ssss TSsd Ssa ssnsa Mas nsmnS M
General Manager, Mr.. Sol Haas the Presi-
dents Assistant and Mr.. Culp Traffic Mana.
M ssmusl spencer s the pre;dsaf e. se
known TO the people throughout this SEQ
ton. He entered the service OF railways In
1854, was born in Columbia, 8. G: In 1883
he completed the Machinist trade IN the old
worked in the shops OF the Charlotte, Colum.
bia and Augusta road at Columbia from 1853
to 1882 he ran an engine on the same roaas.
and the Wilmington and Manchester, VII.
from 1863 to February 1870, he was . conduc-
Tor Of q passenger train from 1870 TO 1875; he
was Master Of ITranspo, tation Of the North
Carolina nom 1875 to 1883, he was SnPerinten.
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and Danyille system from February 1891 to
his late appointment as General Manager OF
the Richmond & Danville In the days that he
was known as engineer Bill Green. 1t is said
that he could run an engine al day IN q
them, but 1t must be remembered those days
were the days Of the little cooter wood burn
.fSe largest excursion thus far run over the
G., c. 4 n. this season was from Columbia
TO Atlanta last Thursday. There was eleven
coaches we'll filled. The round nip was made
in good ehape with the aid Of Conductor @ 5of'
patchers' drst-claas power and good road;
Engineer II. O. Kirfman is on the alex list
at present
Eighty.seyen shop employees OF the r: 4 D.
shops at Atlanta was laid on last satnr-
Engineer Sam Neicely has returned from q
pleasant trip TO Charlotte, n. c., the former
stamping ground OF this veteran OF the
Engineer Marshall has been attending
Court over at Athens as witness the past
week.
sick for few days last week is out again and
The numbers Of the vestibule trains have
been changed nom l27 and 134 to 1S2 and 1873.
Engines o2 and 5l4 two Jacks is In the
shops undergoing thorough over hauling,
win soon be ready for the road again.
Local freight on the South end now runs
tri.weekly.
Train Master 8. g. Dickerson made q trip
down to Atlanta Friday and came back that
night on the big excursion train.
Machinist Bill Young Is out OF the en-
ployment Of the g., G. & N. and has gone to
his home In Atlanta.
Work train Conductor Taylor who has been
taking rest since his train was taken of has
taken charge OF the Statham section ss Sec
ton foreman.
Road Master Cason has finished putting
in the siding on Oylesby hill.
Flagman Tom Capehart has been on the
road for q few days on account OF being sick.
The Elberton shoohy train that was taken
OF Q short time ago has been put ON again.
Engineers Hall and Mears are doing the
throttle pulling while Conductor West at.
tends to the bell cord and the collection Of
tickets.