I may have mentioned this before...I have an old New York Central Headlight employee newsletter around here somewhere from the 1940's or 1950's that had a great article about a gentleman who worked at MO and was also an unofficial gardener/landscaper around the tower. I think the gist of the article was that he was retiring at that point. "Back in the day," areas around many stations and even some towers were immaculately maintained and like mini-botanical gardens. The railroad workers took great pride in their horticultural skills. Only one book that I ever saw really covered this little known side of railroading, John Stilgoe's Metropolitan Corridor.
Tom
