The last real "clerk" Interbay had, Bob Overlie, stuck it out 50 years. He was "super-protected" by the BN Merger. Then BNSF couldn't touch him... But he was a real railroader's railroader! He knew the job's ins, and outs... And never missed a day, never had a reportable injury, and put up with all the idiots, and stupid rules of succeeding management "teams."
If ya had a problem over pay/hours/vacation, etc., Bob was the go-to-guy! He'd get your answer for ya without a big hassle! Bob was one of kind!
By the way... Interbay invited Uke to the EXIT!
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Hmm. That address doesnt look right. It looks like the link pointing here was faulty.
I had those aspirations when I hired on at 19yrs old.
Yep...retire with 40-45yrs of service. Be one one those
characters that live on in railroad history. Dint turn out
that way. 26 years was as long as it could last for me.
Most of my career work as a clerk/opr ended up being
done by computers...the long arm of technology. No
way would I want be re-instated with my senority date.
Pretty sure I could still work the bridge if it came down
to finding a person that could. (end of the world)
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I had those aspirations when I hired on at 19yrs old. Yep...retire with 40-45yrs of service. Be one one those characters that live on in railroad history. Dint turn out that way. 26 years was as long as it could last for me. Most of my career work as a clerk/opr ended up being done by computers...the long arm of technology. No way would I want be re-instated with my senority date. Pretty sure I could still work the bridge if it came down to finding a person that could. (end of the world)