N&W first-person story from Railroad Magazine 1945

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Marty:

I good read, thanks.   Will we see the next part?

Best wishes to All,
George Weber, Lexington, KY

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Here's an interesting first-person accounting of working on the Pokey in its very early days, from Railroad Magazine's March 1945 issue. (Its early years are an underappreciated treasure trove of first-person "Tails of the Rails".)

[ungainly link to PDF, which contains issue cover, table of contents, and the feature article in question]
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/9dzf7bl75olcsts9aj61i/4503_RM_NW_Pocahontas.pdf?rlkey=tf6554hy04iwh8189ve3kg6ms&dl=0<https://us-west-2.protection.sophos.com?d=dropbox.com&u=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZHJvcGJveC5jb20vc2NsL2ZpLzlkemY3Ymw3NW9sY3N0czlhajYxaS80NTAzX1JNX05XX1BvY2Fob250YXMucGRmP3Jsa2V5PXRmNjU1NGh5MDRpd2g4MTg5dmUza2c2bXMmZGw9MA==&i=NTlkYmUyZGMzODYwM2UxMmNhZWJlMGI1&t=TGdZM2dKQlBqVnNkMXpaeWVnOWphL2grUzR5OUVPaStlZmxxcjQ2RWlGND0=&h=483b33ac4a404a4f9386f52b8e5294c3&s=AVNPUEhUT0NFTkNSWVBUSVbwv-8iocJd2EDNAWlZlpuTCa7Y3tvay-QJ0lfvyCehSnszu1DYn_9RY_vFKBDxoJ8>

- Marty Swartz
Pittsburgh, PA

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