Railroads and Railroading Q and A Highlights
Question and answer roundup from the Association of American Railroads covers the first Mississippi River bridge at Davenport and early rail lines. Notes on telegraph wire mileage, pole counts, and terminology differences between railway and railroad, plus local railroad executives visiting Amarillo and Dalhart and staff changes.
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Association of American Railroads
Mississippi River
Rock Island
Davenport
Iowa
Missinsippi River
Des Moines
United States
British Empire
Kansas City Visitors and Santa Fe Railway News
Kansas City reports show bankers convention attendance by Mrs. F. D. Nelson and Mrs. T. J. Stanford, with other residents traveling to Childress. Rail assignments, promotions, and vacations across the Santa Fe system are noted, including new posts for J. F. Stringer, L. N. Bod die, and J. P. Harrison, along with staff changes and week ending May 31, 1941 car loadings and connections figures.
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J. F. Stringer
Amarillo
Childress
L. N. Boddie
Wichita Falls
Dallas
J. P. Harrison
Santa Fe Railway System
Santa
Car counts and travels span week in city notes
Fe reports handling 29 146 cars last week. Clayton family vacations in Missouri. Huckaby and wife back from El Paso Fort Bliss with son Ted in the army. They rode the Carlsbad west area as bridges at Hackberry Draw and Dark Canyon washed out during the height of the recent period. Officials returning from the ir continued on page 19.
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Amarillo
A. L. Talkington
Fort Worth
W. M. Sargent
C. ©. Richardson
el Reno
F. B. Gibbs
Dalhart
Carl Schultz
Carlsbad Port
Hackberry Draw
Dark Canyon
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J. A. Livingston
Railroad Retirement Board
E. M. Durham, Jr
Chicago
Panhandle
Durham
Amatillo
W. D. Scroggins
Colorado
Monument Lake
Lake City
A. E. Causey
Master Car
Sofia Scroggins
Earle R. Ely
J. O. Vinson
George Major
Sanford
W. D. McClure
Mr. McClure
Kansas City
S. H. Medearis
Boynton
Sayre
Joe D. Denman
Gallup
N. M
Ector Reeves
Raymond Foster
Burlington
Oscar Griffin
Los Angeles
Katherine
Oscar
Cart G. Sutton
Western
Northwest Texas Hospital
Dave C. West
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
J. E. Hollis
Electric Motive Power
A. H. Witt
Switchman
J. B. Maxwell
Polk Street
Joe Hickman
Joan
Ase Purraco
WiLlIam F. Cody
Buffalo Bill
Snoouie
Osī
Sunkist
California
Arizona
Sunrise
California Fruit Growers Exchange
Hedda Hopper
Hollywood
CBS
Tom Mom
Sunkist California Oranges
Joe
Bankers’ Convention
F. D. Nelson
Roundhouse
T. J. Stanford
Jimmie M. Davis
Buttaune
W. C. Panje
Lineman
Wife
Panje's
West
9Th Avenue
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Burlington Lines
H. C. Harrison
West 10Th
H. L. Pattie
C. B. Farmer
D. C. West
J. 8. Hudson
Cora Crotty
Ed Owens
J. McCravey
H. E. Clements
Snyder
Texas
Jack Merchant
Pampa
H. L. Miller
Fruitland
H. B. Brock
A. C. Blank
J. A. McGee
Babb
W. H. Standish
R. G. Sullenger
Sam Lewis
A. Young
M. R. Jennes
J. W. Mode
D. H. Nally
E. A. Palmer
W. R. Gowdy
F. Owens
H. L. Pattle
Jefferson
A. E. Parnell
Denver City
Colorado & Southern Lines
Denver
A. W. Walker
Carlsbad
el Paso
Juarez
Mexico
Louie
Louie Dubuque
Santa FE
Sol
Robert S. Henry
The
AAR
NBC Blue
KGNC
National Farm and Home
Henry
Texas Press Association
Galveston
E. Kancher
Chambers of Commerce
Clovis
Portales
A. 4. Haverty
A. J
R. T. Anderson
Topeka
W. E. Barksdale
New Mexico
Ruidoso
Roy Hanna
A. Thibodeaux
Louisiana
Southwest
Harper's
Look Magazine
James R. Hulen
Mauile Roulet
H. C. Vincent
H. L. Long
Harrd Hemphill
Long
Bill Lomax
Hemphill
Kyle McLain
Lomax
T. A. Hurley
Audit Office
East
England
In-the
Cherries
Tom Nichol
Welch
Kix
Fort Howard
Arm & Hammer
Maxwell House
Schillings
Hills Bros
Mann's
Amarillo Baking Co
del Monte
Lgc
ORAR
IGES
Frozen Foods
Borden's
Deckers Tiowana
Swift
Swift's
Ave
Monarch
del Haven
A. ©. Clayton
Missouri
A. T. Huckaby
Fort
Bliss
Ted
All Purpose
Ala
Box
Yojana S
Imperial
Gisugar
Rines
LUX Flakes Lg. Box
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