I Never Worked in Pocatello (Paperback)

Name: I Never Worked in Pocatello (Paperback)
Author: Paul T. Collins
ISBN: 9781494912802

Paul T. Collins

Idioma: inglés

Editorial: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014

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Paperback. The story of Paul T. Collins's life working on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, I Never Worked In Pocatello -The Life and Times of Santa Fe Railroad's Paul T. Collins, is the story of the changes in railroading from the end of the Nineteenth Century to past the middle of the Twentieth Century. Collins had the railroad and railroad wanderlust in his blood. His father spent his career working for railroads. Paul started at the age of sixteen as a station attendant for the Katy, the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad, working twenty-four hours a day. His career path took him to: - Walsenburg, Colorado, where he learned many of the fundamentals of the railroad business and married his first wife, a woman who he had nicknamed "Old Sour Face." - Pueblo, Colorado, where he and his family lived through the devastating flood of 1921 that killed hundreds (many swept so far away their bodies were never found) and meant rebuilding the tracks. - Kansas City, where he tried his hand at business but his dream of selling concrete wall form ties nationally, perhaps internationally, was killed by Black Thursday and The Great Depression. - Dodge City, Kansas, where he tried to reconcile differences with his first wife, but it was futile, and they soon divorced. - Chicago, where he served as the assistant to J.J. Mahoney, general railroad superintendent. This job brought Collins immense job and personal satisfaction as he investigated train timing and car content. He also spent considerable time investigating the business of carrying cattle on the railroads and the rates charged for transporting cattle. - Winslow, Arizona, where he oversaw the double tracking of twenty-one important miles and solved a longstanding bottleneck for the Santa Fe. In Winslow he fell in love with and courted his second wife. - San Bernardino, California, during World War II where Santa Fe railroad men suffered physical as well as nervous breakdowns and died from the work overload brought on by the crush of handling two transcontinental railroads with freight and passengers. - Wellington, Kansas, where his youngest daughter was born and he, along with his wife, became active in community affairs. - Amarillo, Texas, his final stop while working with the Santa Fe where he served as rules examiner for the railroad, creating new and better rules while butting heads with his fellow examiners, and sometimes his superiors. He ended his fifty-one years of service with the Santa Fe at this station. Immediately following his retirement, Collins took his wife for an extensive European tour. Always the railroader, part of the tour was spent on trains and talking about the difference between European and American trains with fellow railroaders. The railroads changed over the many decades Paul T. Collins worked on the Santa Fe. He changed with them, from a callow but strong youth moving freight to a middle-aged divorcee overseeing double tracking that moved the trains faster and, finally, to a senior rules examiner who retired after making the railroad safer for all. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

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Título: I Never Worked in Pocatello (Paperback)
Autor: Paul T. Collins
Editorial: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Año de publicación: 2014
Estado: new
Encuadernación: Paperback
Idioma: inglés
ISBN 10: 1494912805
ISBN 13: 9781494912802

The story of Paul T. Collinss life working on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, I Never Worked In Pocatello The Life and Times of Santa Fe Railroads Paul T. Collins, is the story of the changes in railroading from the end of the Nineteenth Century to past the middle of the Twentieth Century.Collins had the railroad and railroad wanderlust in his blood. His father spent his career working for railroads. Paul started at the age of sixteen as a station attendant for the Katy, the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad, working twenty-four hours a day. His career path took him to: Walsenburg, Colorado, where he learned many of the fundamentals of the railroad business and married his first wife, a woman who he had nicknamed Old Sour Face. Pueblo, Colorado, where he and his family lived through the devastating flood of 1921 that killed hundreds (many swept so far away their bodies were never found) and meant rebuilding the tracks. Kansas City, where he tried his hand at business but his dream of selling concrete wall form ties nationally, perhaps internationally, was killed by Black Thursday and The Great Depression. Dodge City, Kansas, where he tried to reconcile differences with his first wife, but it was futile, and they soon divorced. Chicago, where he served as the assistant to J.J. Mahoney, general railroad superintendent. This job brought Collins immense job and personal satisfaction as he investigated train timing and car content. He also spent considerable time investigating the business of carrying cattle on the railroads and the rates charged for transporting cattle. Winslow, Arizona, where he oversaw the double tracking of twenty-one important miles and solved a longstanding bottleneck for the Santa Fe. In Winslow he fell in love with and courted his second wife. San Bernardino, California, during World War II where Santa Fe railroad men suffered physical as well as nervous breakdowns and died from the work overload brought on by the crush of handling two transcontinental railroads with freight and passengers. Wellington, Kansas, where his youngest daughter was born and he, along with his wife, became active in community affairs. Amarillo, Texas, his final stop while working with the Santa Fe where he served as rules examiner for the railroad, creating new and better rules while butting heads with his fellow examiners, and sometimes his superiors. He ended his fifty-one years of service with the Santa Fe at this station.Immediately following his retirement, Collins took his wife for an extensive European tour. Always the railroader, part of the tour was spent on trains and talking about the difference between European and American trains with fellow railroaders.The railroads changed over the many decades Paul T. Collins worked on the Santa Fe. He changed with them, from a callow but strong youth moving freight to a middle-aged divorcée overseeing double tracking that moved the trains faster and, finally, to a senior rules examiner who retired after making the railroad safer for all.

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Paul T. Collins worked fifty-one years as a railroader including many decades for the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad. He began at the age of sixteen as a station attendant, became a telegraph operator, moved on to dispatcher and chief dispatcher, and then trainmaster before ending his career as rules examiner. He worked all over the Southwest as well as in Chicago and New York City. The railroad helped bust up his first marriage. He married a second time to a woman who had a career and perhaps a better understanding of the life of a railroader. That second marriage produced a daughter. Once Paul retired, he finished writing the story of his life in a book dedicated to that daughter. He had started the book right after World War II ended because he found writing relaxed him. I Never Worked In Pocatello —The Life and Times of Santa Fe Railroad’s Paul T. Collins is that book. Bob Anderson has had a lifelong interest in books, trains and the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad. Those interests helped prepare him for editing this book. His previous jobs (selling Life magazine over the telephone, serving as a congressional aide in Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C., translating Russian radio communications for the Air Force, and directing a research division at a university) all helped prepare him for understanding the life of Paul T. Collins. Sandy Schauer is the author of The Silk Scarf and The Jewelry Box, two historical novels, and coauthor of The History of New Mexico Press Women 1949-2009. A trained journalist, she writes newsletters, articles and other pieces as part of her daily life. She and Bob have been longtime friends of Patricia Collins Lister, the daughter for whom Paul T. Collins wrote the story of his life. Sandy has a lifelong interest in books and reading. Her interest in trains and people associated with trains comes from accompanying Bob on train-chasing excursions and the train books in their home.

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