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The Legend of Sankey the Indian Conductor
An old West Coast railroad story recalls Sankey a dark skinned conductor whose patience humor and courage defined a career. During a brutal Blackwood winter Sankey and engineer Georgie Sinclair designed a snow clearing double header that broke a deadly blockade and saved through trains. Sankey sacrificed himself to save Sinclair and Neeta Sankey.
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Sankey
Pat Francis
Jimmie Brady
Jimmie
Black Hills
Clark’s
Tom Porter
Porter
Julesburg
Tom
Sioux Country
Sitting Bull
Omaha
California
Japan
Australia
West End
McCloud
Catalpas
Overland
Neeta Sankey
Neeta
The
Limited
Georgie Sinclair
Foley
Georgie
Denver
No. 2
Mr. Sinclair
Cal Stewart
Ben Doton
Doton
Stewart
Cameron
Moore
Bat Mulley
Burns
Sylvester Sankey
Sinclair
Miss Sankey
Blackwood
Mke Sankey
Winter King
Napoleon
No. 1
Blackwood Canyon
Roundhouse
Iowa
Missouri
Medicine Pole
Cheyenne Hills
Dad Sinclair
Neighbor
San
Kennedy
Ramn
Bluffs
Santiago
Canyon of the Blackwood
Blackwood Gorge
George Sinclair