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■ tin*-*, 1 have neglected writing youand a great many other* of the hoys,hut you know in t hi* c*m*' you keepbuey all the time, especially at this point, t’pon arriving her® ,1 was aa. signed as night f*n#ral yardmester and have been very busy with my dutin* over sine*. We have an entire newly constructed terminal at this point, having been constructed by the American Engineers, and is now practically completed end all facilities In use, Everything is rood, crn and of the American type, round house, machine shop, car shop, j-e. j pair yards, coal chute and a pit truck ti.it will hold ten engines atone time. Have slat yards, average of about ten track* holding 100 j ears each, In a territory el* mile* ; long and four wide Really It is a.pleasure to work where you have j plenty of yard room, and 1 have of- 1 ten Mid what a bicssttkg If would be . if Dubuque Shops could have just .about one-fifth of the facilities wehave here. However, business I* on the Increase at this point and as the , war progreases with more American troop# arriving every day, we are not ! going to have any too much yard : room to handle it. The yard ta op* era ted entirely by American railwaymen, and they are about to takeover the road work on this division,l arge V, g, A. engines are arrivingdaily, also freight equipment and In i few months from now everythingwill be very much Americanised.
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Dubuque Times Journal
Dubuque, Iowa, US
Fri, Jun 21, 1918
Page 20
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TX, USA 12 Nov 2021
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