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Reply to "Were regular trainmen issued sidearms as standard equipment by the Railroads in the early days?"

I used to work at a hazard waste treatment (incineration) plant and several times over the years we received material of a classified nature to be incinerated, not hazardous but needed to be totally destroyed. One morning as I passed through the security gate, there were 3 unmarked vans being checked into the plant accompanied by about a dozen or more of 20 to 30 something year old men and women with short cropped hair dressed like Neo and  Trinity from The Matrix.  The guard (a real joker) at the security gate said to me, “Hey Kooter, jump in that lead van and drive it around the plant.”  

I looked at the security detail and a young lady parted her covering revealing an arsenal of weaponry that could take out a couple of platoons. All eyes were on me and I said, “Leon, these people look like all business and aren’t laughing. I’ll pass on the drive.” They all smiled and knowingly nodded they heads.

The plant does take material by RailRoad so I guess this qualifies as a RR post.

Larry

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