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2. My Dad worked on the Norfolk and Western

Thu Dec 17, 2020, 02:55 PM

Dec 2020

Railroad. My FIL worked on Southern Railway.My Grandfather worked on the Detroit, Toledo and Ironton. Henry Ford promised if Grandpa came back to work,( He was laid off when Henry bought the RR to haul his cars.) He worked 50 years. Memories.

https://trn.trains.com/railroads/railroad-history/2006/06/norfolk-southern-merger-family-tree

We called them N & W, DT&I .

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Watch Now: 9 Norfolk Southern train cars derail in downtown Roanoke [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2020 OP

Bow - red. Lexus - Green. Please. underpants Dec 2020 #1

My Dad worked on the Norfolk and Western True Blue American Dec 2020 #2

Symbolic of the tRump train -- off the rails!!! Blue Owl Dec 2020 #3

Rail 'buff' 'Secretary' Buttieigieg likely interested in such. elleng Dec 2020 #4

Trainorders: NS Train derails in downtown Roanoke mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2020 #5