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Dan the rear brakeman swears the following is true. In the mid ‘20s there
was a conductor by the name of Ferdinand who was partial to dogs. He
had a four-legged friend nicknamed Spots by the yardcrew. Spots liked to
ride with Ferdinand in the cupola and being a dog usually stuck his nose
out the window. The problemwas, with it being so dusty in the summer,
Spots’ eyes would get all gummed up. One trip Spots was having a par-
ticularly miserable time of it up in the cupola, but being a stubborn dog he
adamantly refused shelter inside.
Spots’ eyes got so bad Ferdinand debarked at the next station while the
fireman was getting water and fuel. He and Spots dashed for the gen-
eral store across from the depot. Inside Ferdinand inquired about some
motorcycle goggles and tried them on his canine companion. Eventually he
found a pair that fit fairly well, paid for them and was halfway out of the
store when he remembered leaving his shaving brush and razor home that
morning instead of putting them in his overnight kit. So he returned to the
counter and asked for them. The clerks eyes bugged out and he cried, “Oh
Lawdy! Don't tell me that dawg shaves too!”
More Derailments humor ...
MRH-Feb 2013
