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B&O Dirty Shirt Train Delivers Gifts to Young Eddie
A Baltimore and Ohio freight train nicknamed the dirty shirt stopped at Great Cacapon West Virginia to deliver Christmas gifts to eight year old Eddie Ritchie. Crew members raised nearly 100 dollars for items including an electric train and clothing. Eddie greeted them with joy and even sat at the throttle of Engine 4596 before the trip resumed to Brunswick.
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Cumberland
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Great Cacapon
W.va
Morgan County
Paw Paw
Berkeley Springs
Brunswick
Cacapon
Edward Ritchie
B&o
Eddie
CV 96
H.L. Walton
Great Caca-pon
Edward Farmer
Santa Claus
R.H. Edwards
Ridgeley
Eddie's
Mr. Edwards
L.S. Yeager
G.L.H. Voor
Hees
Martinsburg
Conduc Itor
P.E. Foltz
H.A. Snoots
Mr. Wharton
J.A. Gross
H.D. Was