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NEWS FROM UNION PACIFIC R.R. <br /> In a attempt to reduce costs on all its long haul frieght trains. The Union Pacific R.R. in a bold experiment removed all its conductors from those trains and replaced them with talking canary birds. All the canary birds had to do was repeat track warrants back to dispatchers. <br /> The experiment was a failure though. It seems the Canaries stayed awake through out the trip causing annoyance to the train Engineers. "The darn things won't go to sleep" said one Engineer. After numerous complaints from the engineers and there union the birds were removed and conductors returned to service. <br /> Said one Engineer, "It will be nice to get back to those long quiet train runs were the only thing you have to worry about is getting teamed up with is a loud snoring conductor." Several attempts were made to contact the conductors for a reply but it was there nap time. <br /> One Union Pacific official was heard shaking his head "If we can only find a animal that sleeps as long as a Conductor." <br /> TIM A
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