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Puts me in mind of...
Steve Goodman's "City of New Orleans."
posted by
food4thought
on July 21, 2012 at 6:13 PM
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From what I have heard thatis who he was and how he lived...well stated, Shelly...thanks!
posted by
Reflecting_teddypoet
on July 20, 2012 at 2:34 PM
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Those were the days.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on July 20, 2012 at 9:34 AM
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Work hard, play hard, drink hard, get up the next day and do it all over again! They were the backbone at one time~ sam
posted by
sam444
on July 19, 2012 at 10:38 PM
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Re: the flask
actually he was a mechanic who worked on the brakes of trains coming through a station in Chicago...thanks, Bob!
posted by
Reflecting_teddypoet
on July 19, 2012 at 6:19 PM
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the flask
Sounds as if he slept well. "Third boxcar midnight train/ destination: Bangor, Maine..."
posted by
2902
on July 19, 2012 at 6:09 PM
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As far as I know he made it through the gates...thanks, TAPS!
posted by
Reflecting_teddypoet
on July 19, 2012 at 6:01 PM
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Re: Great expression of days gone by...
Yes...this is about my mother's father Milo...thanks so much, Raye!
posted by
Reflecting_teddypoet
on July 19, 2012 at 6:00 PM
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Great expression of days gone by...
Railroaders were a special breed indeed..
posted by
Katray2
on July 19, 2012 at 4:37 PM
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Hobo heaven. 
posted by
TAPS.
on July 19, 2012 at 4:24 PM
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Re: I've been working on the railroad all the live long day....
thanks so much, Kabu!
posted by
Reflecting_teddypoet
on July 19, 2012 at 2:47 PM
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I've been working on the railroad all the live long day....
your thoughts have set me off singing!!!!
posted by
Kabu
on July 19, 2012 at 2:38 PM
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