Uncle Pete

Sat Sep 1 11:50:24 EDT 2018

Mike - 

Uncle Pete is the long-time nickname for the Union Pacific.  It goes back to times when the shopmen in Cheyenne would say to each other “better lay in a bunch of groceries because Uncle Pete is going to lay off some folks next week”.

Like the Wabash folks in Decatur in 1965 would say “N&W – Nothing Works”.  

Ed King

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Subject: Uncle Pete

I’m sorry. Who is uncle Pete? 
Does this refer to the military train in Bristol or is it something else?
Thank you,

Mike Shockley 

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