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April 20, 2018 at 11:14 am #6089

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One of the last MP Steam engineers. Robert Rollins passed away.

Here is a link to the obit:

https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/stltoday/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=188793067

In 1984 he was allowed to operate 8444 into Kirkwood on the way to the Worlds Fair. In 2016 UP Steam team again honored him, seen in this video:

http://fox2now.com/2016/10/18/living-legend-brings-steam-locomotive-to-kirkwood-for-a-visit/

Today Ed Dickens posted on the MPHS Facebook page that he would stamp Roberts name onto the Big Boy as a legacy.

I had the honor of meeting Robert in 2015 and interviewed him with Norbert Shacklette. I was also able to see him operate 8444 in 1984, but I was seven at the time (that probably made a lifetime steam fan out of me). He was an interesting character. RIP.
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