One more "stolen" story...
During the Franklin Roosevelt administration ol' FDR had the matchbooks and matchboxes on the premises marked "Stolen From The White House"! Can't say President Roosevelt didn't have a sense of humor, in addition to that magnificent speaking voice.
samfp1943 Firelock76 Hi Sam! Looks like the Friends of BNSF link isn't working at the monment. I've been to the CRM in Golden, and if you're in the area it's not to be missed! A LOT of good stuff there, well displayed, a great gift / bookshop, very well done. One item displayed cracked me up: In a assortment of vintage railroad lantens was one stamped (if memory serves) "stolen from the DRGRR"! I could be wrong on the road name but it DID say stolen! Quite a unique way to identify property that, uh, "walks off" the property! Wayne The Statement and stamp on the Lantern " "stolen from the DRGRR" ". Is the act of a desperate Purchasing Agent ;or an attempt at some kind of pre-emptive gallows humor. on someone at the Railroad. I recall several instances in years past when I have been given ball point pens and other bits of corporate advertising that had Logos on them, were similarly marked. An attempt to be cute? I don't know...
Firelock76 Hi Sam! Looks like the Friends of BNSF link isn't working at the monment. I've been to the CRM in Golden, and if you're in the area it's not to be missed! A LOT of good stuff there, well displayed, a great gift / bookshop, very well done. One item displayed cracked me up: In a assortment of vintage railroad lantens was one stamped (if memory serves) "stolen from the DRGRR"! I could be wrong on the road name but it DID say stolen! Quite a unique way to identify property that, uh, "walks off" the property! Wayne
Hi Sam!
Looks like the Friends of BNSF link isn't working at the monment.
I've been to the CRM in Golden, and if you're in the area it's not to be missed! A LOT of good stuff there, well displayed, a great gift / bookshop, very well done.
One item displayed cracked me up: In a assortment of vintage railroad lantens was one stamped (if memory serves) "stolen from the DRGRR"! I could be wrong on the road name but it DID say stolen! Quite a unique way to identify property that, uh, "walks off" the property!
Wayne
I recall several instances in years past when I have been given ball point pens and other bits of corporate advertising that had Logos on them, were similarly marked. An attempt to be cute? I don't know...
When I was in high school, lo! these many years ago, all the pencils and pens kept disappearing out of the Faculty Study. So the administration got a big box -- to paraphrase Kix, not the little one, the big one -- chock-full of pencils that read "STOLEN FROM FACULTY STUDY". You can guess how long they lasted; I still have a couple of trophies somewhere... ;-}
But I think the 'stolen from D&RGW' is a bit different in intent. Some of the equipment in my businesses is engraved with SSNs, contact numbers, etc., but I also have a note that "this equipment is never sold or donated. If found contact [telephone number]. If the equipment is, in fact, donated, we have a code that is etched on the device that confirms the status -- and 'outsiders' don't know that code.
If we are missing a device and it comes into anyone's possession, there is no excuse for them to keep it (or pretend "it was given to me" or the other usual excuses).
It occurs to me that possession of an article marked 'stolen from D&RGW' would be immediate grounds for arrest and prosecution of anyone with the thing in their possession ... employee or otherwise ... at the railroad's discretion.
Wayne: I could not agree more with you on the CRM. It is an amazing and interesting place.
The Statement and stamp on the Lantern " "stolen from the DRGRR" ". Is the act of a desperate Purchasing Agent ;or an attempt at some kind of pre-emptive gallows humor. on someone at the Railroad.
I recall several instances in years past when I have been given ball point pens and other bits of corporate advertising that had Logos on them, were similarly marked. An attempt to be cute? I don't know .
The link is not active. But Friends of the BNSF is a siteon Facebook. and If one is a presence on FB they can access it @ https://www.facebook.com/FriendsofBNSF. If someone is interested they can" Friend" the site and look for the Mitchell article.
First year I was a member they sent me a really nice BNSF wall calandar, last year it was a reproduction of art work that had been displayed on the Super Chief ( remember 'Chico', The indian kid?) I guess it still take some coinage to buy a Coke out of a machine.
Regards,
For some time I have followed the website " Friends of the BNSF". The above link was sent by those folks and it has reference to a BNSF Employee whoi is involved with the Colorado Railroad Museum
@ this link to the Museums site: http://coloradorailroadmuseum.org/
Below is the link to the story forwarded by the "Friends of BNSF'
{ 07/13-2013) Removed bad link to "Friends of BNSF" ... If you are a participant on Facebook...go to their site (will have to "like it" to see it(?) } https://www.facebook.com/FriendsofBNSF samfp1943
"Preserving the past: BNSF's Art Mitchell restores historic rail equipment at the Colorado Railroad Museum..."
FTL:"...They say you shouldn't take your work home with you. Don't tell that to Arthur Mitchell, Section Foreman, Fort Collins, Colo. Mitchell began his railroad career with Colorado & Southern in 1978 and has volunteered his weekends to the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden, Colo. for the past eight years..."
It is a pretty good story and has some good photos of the CRM's equipment and staff. My first visit there was when it was still down in Southern Colorado (Alamosa. Co.), and was the hobby of the Motel's owner Mr. Robert Richardson who was collecting all sorts of Narrow Gauge Railroad items, that were displayed, as I recall, in the Motel Office and around the property. I was pretty impressed as a then budding railroad hobbyist and future railfan (Nut?).
Having joined the 'friends of the BNSF has been a good experience, their site always seems to have interesting stuff and good, current photographs , as well. If you enjoy things BNSF , look into it. By the same token, NS has some pretty good fan sites as well. You can look at some current photos @ 'NS locos" The NS Heritage Locator Site follows its Heritage Fleet Movement, And the occasional UPRR Heritage Loco photo appears there as well!). There are some other NS sites, and You Tube Videos as well for the rail fans. All three roads UP, NS, and BNSF have got social media outlets as well.
Just thought I 'd pass this along. Have found some interesting stuff looking around and 'Searching' on the Net.
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