names on N&W documents

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> Does anyone know an M.C. Morris who was a conductor on an N&W train in 

> around 1930?  I bought an old, very used copy of the Norfolk and 

> Western Rules and Regulations for the Government of the Operating 

> Department and his name was the only one in it.

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> Also, does anyone know R.L. Collins who worked on an N&W train in 

> 1990?  His name appears on a "Non-Service Time Report-Trainman" 

> document that I found in the caboose I am restoring for the city of 

> Burlington, NC.  What is that document for?  I looked up "trainman."  

> How does that differ from a brakeman or flagman?  On the sheet, Mr. 

> Collins notes "allow 78 miles at 26 cents per mile account using 

> personal auto from 11375 to 11768 and return to 11375."  What do those 

> 5 digit numbers refer to?  In the box labeled "Division or Terminal" 

> he has written "PocA Pd."  Where is that?  On the back it says:  

> Deadhead Authority - Name of person deadheaded:"  What does that mean?

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> Only one more question today.  Did cabooses in the 1970s carry fire 

> extinguishers?  Were they the same as other fire extinguishers or  

> made especially for train usage?  Where were they kept?  On my 

> caboose, I don't see any bracket or place to secure one.

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> Thanks for your help.

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> Ann Hobgood

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