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I was working the midnight shift off the extra board the summers of 1969 and 1970 until I went to work full time in May 1971. I know in May 1971 the Memphis inter divisional agreement was in effect. A Cotter based crew would run from Cotter to Memphis on #201 and lay over at Memphis to get their rest and then come back on #202 to Cotter. On the flip side a Memphis based crew would run from Memphis to Cotter on #202, lay over at Cotter to get their rest and return to Memphis on #201. I do not remember 201 and 202 ever scheduled to meet at Cotter. There were two office jobs at Cotter at this time. Train order operator was midnight to 8am and #202 was scheduled into Cotter at 220am. Then there was an Agent/Train Order Operator scheduled to work noon to 8pm. #201 was scheduled to arrive Cotter at 515pm. These scheduled times are from timetable dated Sept. 27, 1964. Latest one I could find, but I am pretty sure these two trains were never scheduled to meet at Cotter. I do not remember a Jack Jenkins. I do remember a Jeff Jenkins but if my memory serves me right Jeff worked out of Carthage, not Cotter.
