Re: Como Roundhouse Addition

Posted by Mike Trent on Aug 21, 2017; 9:20am
URL: http://c-sng-discussion-forum.254.s1.nabble.com/Como-Roundhouse-Addition-tp9120p9205.html

Thanks, Jim. This discussion group and blog is a wealth of information, and I am both happy and obligated to share anything I can to preserve it for the future.

The man who we were able to interview who had worked as a hostler in Como was named George Thiede. He was also brought up to us by Ed Hailey as a person we should talk to. He and his wife lived on a quiet street in Denver, and was about 10 years or so younger than Doug Schnarbush, which would have put him in his middle to late 20's in 1937. Funny thing about him was, he really didn't think he had much information we would be interested in. But I'll bet we talked to them three or four hours. He was right in that he didn't remember specific details about particular locomotives or operations, but he sure knew what he did in his time with the railroad. I always thought their comment about watching for the first headlight on Kenosha was great. But for them, the railroad created an opportunity to help ends meet during those hard times up in the Park.