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Railroad Man Nearing 85th Birthday But No Sir He’s Not About to Quit
Irving Witherspoon, a Texas and Pacific Railway conductor in Fort Worth, nears 85 on March 17 while continuing daily 267 mile runs between Fort Worth and Big Spring. He began with the line in 1890, rising from bridge repair to freight and passenger conductor, recounting rough days of early railroading and a willingness to carry on despite age.
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Irving Witherspoon
Witherspoon
St. Patrick's Day
The
Texas and Pacific Railway
Fort Worth
Big Spring
St. Patrick’s Day
West Texas
T&p
New Orleans
el Paso
Jay Gould
Weatherford
Strawn
Ranger