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@ScoutingDad posted:

Bill - I presume you are referring to the McCook EMD plant. Never got a chance to get a tour there. One of my college frat brothers spent his entire career there. He could tell some interesting stories about the build and design of these Diesels.  The BRC /IHB is not ringing a bell.

The BRC  (Belt Railway of Chicago ) had a 4 track main that in part went from the giant Clearing yard on Chicago's southwest side through Summit and Argo and LaGrange to the  Proviso yard of the CNW.  IHB had trackage rights. All day long there would be transfer runs back and forth. They also had a transfer yard in Brookfield with the CB&Q >BN>BNSF. We could watch the switching maneuvers occasionally.

My brother has a friend who worked at EMD during his college years. His job was to "gift wrap" the locomotives for delivery to the buyer.

My number was in the mid-100's but at that time we were the last ones to even get a draft card and we knew our numbers would never be called. Wow - a 20 was one of those were you went ahead and enlisted at least to get a choice of service.

I held on to my draft card for 5 years after I got it. Times were crazy, never knew what to expect.

Congrats on the retirement - I am sure you've seen a lot of change in the pharma business over the years, I'm looking at another year or so - maybe tomorrow who knows  : )

Thanks, don't wait too long.

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