M-K-T / Crush Crash / etc

[mhurley87f]

Many years ago, my local Library held a book on the history of the Katy, and I must have read it about twenty - thirty years or so ago.

My memories of the book were sparked by the Crush Cra***opic, and it set me off on something else that stuck in my memory, which was "Brownie Points."

Is my memory correct in that the Katy had a Line Superintendent (or similar Title) named Brownie, who dished out "Brownie Points" to employees caught cocking things up - the bigger the ****-up, the more Points?

Was that true, or did I imagine it all?

The reason I ask is that in the UK the term Brownie Points is used in the same meaning as gold stars for good work (say at school, or in the community) and thus the direct opposite to the Katy situation !!

[ottergoose]

I can't tell you anything about the book, but, "brownie points" means the same thing here in the US as it apparently does across the pond - unless you worked for MKT [:)]

[tatans]

In Canada brownie points were a sure way to get yourself fired, I can't remember how many you got for stepping ON a rail, get enough points and you were gone.

[Hugh Jampton]

QUOTE: Originally posted by tatans

In Canada brownie points were a sure way to get yourself fired, I can't remember how many you got for stepping ON a rail, get enough points and you were gone.

3 if my memory serves me correctly, alkthough they were raraly given out for such a thing. Collect 60 and you were looking for a new job.