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L&N Employee Magazine Louisville & Nashville 1955 February Parade of progress
L&N Employee Magazine Louisville & Nashville 1955 February
CONTENTS
THE GREAT CHIEFTAIN'S LAST RIDEAn L. & N. train bore the remains of Jefferson Davis from New Orleans to Montgomery, en route to Richmond, Va., his last resting place, on a memorable day in May, 1893 Edison H. Thomas 4
LITTLE MISSION BY THE BRIDGEIn the shadow of a railroad bridge, Laura Cooke, retired L. & N.'er, has established Bridge Mission William R. Heffren 9
FREIGHT SALES-&-SERVICE "PARTY LINE" BUZZESAnnual January staff meeting in Louisville keynotes drive of 160 L. & N. freight-traffic salesmen from 38 cities in 20 states for bigger business in 1955..M. J. RoBards 10
PARADE OF PROGRESS "A Glossier Varnish," fourth in a series describing outstanding improvements on the L. & N. R. R. South 14
VANDERBILT'S BIG SPYGLASSMysteries of the Milky Way are being probed by a 24-inch telescope of Vanderbilt University's Dyer Observatory, the only one of its kind in the South, and the Old Reliable helped "clear the way" Rowland Stockk 16
THE PLANT WITH THE GOLDEN GLOWTobacco, money crop of many Kentucky and Tennessee growers, is also a big item of the Old Reliable's freight traffic business Cole Carr 18
GROWTH=PROGRESS AND PROSPERITYHighlights of an address delivered at the dinner for freight traffic representatives and guests W. J. McDonald 22
COMIN ROUND TH MOUNTAINDown in the hills of Southeastern Tennessee, the L. & N.'s track literally goes around in circles to reach the banks of the Hiwassee River Ole Reliable 32
AND OTHER FEATURES
THE RAILROAD WORLD 1
THE READERS WRITE 2
FRIENDLY TIES 3
A REMINDER-To You 20
SAFETY IS A JOB FOR ALL! B. C. McClanahan 21
NEWS OF THE CLUBS 24
BUTTON AND WATCH DISPLAY GROWS LARGER BY THE MONTH 26
ENGINEERS TO HELP "ENGINEER" MEETING 29
RAILS BIG HELP TO UNITED DRIVE AT NASHVILLE 30
OF FEMININE INTEREST 34
MAGAZINE'S FORMER SPORTS EDITOR PASSES 35
SPORTS ON THE OLD RELIABLE 36
CONGRATULATIONS 40
PASSENGER TRAFFIC-HELPERS 41
TRAFFIC-AIDERS 42
OUR FREIGHT BUSINESS 42
WISE AND OTHERWISE 43
ABOUT THE FAMILY 44
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