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After reading Charlie’s post, I made a phone call to him and we had a nice little conversation on this subject. Too much time has elapsed and Charlie couldn’t say for sure, but I am fairly certain that the offending clerk was Kim Begley and her trainmaster father was Joe Begley. They both worked in Kansas City, back in the day, and this sounds like something she would do. The statute of limitations has run out, so there is no need to hide names to protect the guilty. If anyone reading this knows who the culprit is for sure, please feel free to chime in.
Kim and Joe were both well-liked by the majority of employees in KC. Kim worked as a Car 4 driver (crew hauler), quite often, and was a favorite of all the road crews that came into KC (you guess why). Joe was a railroader’s railroader and was respected for his ability and fairness with the crews.
Railroaders are big practical jokers. That’s why there is a rule concerning this activity in the rule book. Mr. Jenks might not have appreciated the waybill, but I would bet that everyone else did.
