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Miller Yard and Ennis continue to run accident free. Business needs at Ennis are requiring three trains per week made up and run to Fort Worth at 115 cars per train to handle local business at Ennis and off of the Fort. Worth Branch. Miller yard continues its role handling blocking of tonnage Centennial can't handle.
B. W. Tinker, 64, retired May 15th ending a forty-one years railroading. Bill started his career at Jonesboro Arkansas in June 1957 and moved to Dallas to the Cotton Belt Austin Street Yard after the 1963 SSW-SP Yard merger in Dallas. He served several years as SSW Switchman's Local Chairman. He and his wife will continue to live in Richardson.
Mark Luman has been appointed MTO at Dallas. He takes over from Vic Johnston who left to become Senior MTO at Dayton, TX near Houston.
Ney Yard Office is undergoing changes. The Offices of Jerry Adams, Larry Hopkins, and Bill Oertwich have been moved to the north end of the building. The south end will be used to expand the crew on duty room and add computer terminals. The grading for the new parking lot to the south of the office is now complete. Hopefully, the parking lot will be finished soon.
Our best to Conductor W. C. Roberts. Wallace is off to have a Knee joint replaced.
Dan is an engineer working out of Miller - Broadway - Ney Yard.
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