Conductor Burnett's Train Book for June 1-2, 1928

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I agree with Terry's comment and also offer opinion that this has the makings of an interesting book.  Twenty or so years ago, there was a book in the popular press of which large parts consisted of nothing much more than a listing of day-to-day activities (subject was a cotton plantation).  This possible book might need nothing more than to be a linear compilation perhaps with an editorial introduction.  Annotations might be useful to help novices and a younger generation with archaic terms and industry jargon.  Some such might even be drawn from this group's responses to various postings.

Steve Koppe
Tempe, AZ
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   JUNE 1, 1928.  1st 85, Engine 2088, Roanoke to Bluefield.

  Engineman J W Kirk, Fireman G W Roberts.  Conductor ADB, Flagman Bibbie [his first name was Bristol,] Head End Brakeman Wheaton [first name George, I think.]

  Reported 9:30am
  Departed Roanoke 9:55am.  
  Arrived Bluefield 2:45pm.  
  No other times shown.

  54 loads, 1 empty, 1915 tons.  Contents of cars listed as tobacco, mdse, yarn, furniture, cotton, p nuts, shooks, p-press [printing press?,] grain, soap, soup, inflamable, rugs, fire works, cigarettes, p & beams, carpets, victrolas, magazines, sugar, paper and "d middling."  Some of these entries were obviously written while the train was moving and are hard to read.

  Notes:  "Set M&O 23881 off at West End left bill with switchman."   For the 13th car in train, N&W 67288, Grandfather writes "No such car wired CD [Chief Dispatcher?] GJ MM from Vicker."

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  RETURN TRIP,  JUNE 2, 2918.

  Train 1st 84, Bluefield to Roanoke, Eng 2088, Same crew as previous trip.  87 cars, 3104 tons.

  Reported 8:30am
  Departed Bluefield 8:58am.  
  Ada 9:22am - 9:40am.  
  Elliston 12:20pm - 12:40pm.  
  Arrived Roanoke 1:35pm

  Contents of cars listed as mdse, G sheets, feed, starch, hay, paper, pulp, flour, auto, wheels, wood, tobacco, lumber, spuds, potato, inflamable, soap, pipes, asbestos, lime, salt, meat, lard and beef.

  No other entries.

  -- abram burnett,
           grandson of the man who wrote the records




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