Dog House on modern N&W steam

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My father told me about an experience he had one night on the Radford  
Division as a head-end brakeman involving the Doghouse on the tender. Not sure  if 
it is true, but it was fun to listen to him tell his tales of working on the  
railroad.....
It seems that one cold winter night when he returned to the doghouse after  
"turning up the retainers", he found a rather large gentleman riding in the  
doghouse.  Evidently the man was a hobo that was seeking a warm place to  ride.  
My father said that he thought about asking him to get out, but  reconsidered 
when he realized the fellow was much larger than he was and might  possibly 
throw him from the train, if a scuffle ensued.  The only words  spoken between 
them came from my father when he told the hobo that he  had to move 
over....Supposedly they road together the rest of the trip in  silence....Upon arrival 
in the yard, my father left the doghouse and upon his  return a moment later, 
he found the fellow had departed.....transportation  courtesy of the 
N&W!........
Not sure it its true, but interesting none the less!
 
Regards,
Mike Dowdy
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