Nifty Fifty Retirements
The Tell Tale, January, 1950, p. 6
Amonn	Sebastian	Engineer	Jamestown	ND	44
Aust	Michael	Section Laborer	Chehalis	WA	24
Bauer	Jacob A.	Section Foreman	Reed Point	MT	36
Bragg	Robert H.	Roundhouse Foreman	Hoquiam	WA	38
Burley	Charles F.	Brakeman	Tacoma	WA	40
Carlson	George E.	Conductor	Jamestown	ND	38
Casey	James F.	Roundhouse Foreman	Brainerd	MN	50
Diluck	Guy	Carman	Seattle	WA	32
Duff	Robert G.	Boilermaker Helper	Glendive	MT	27
Fanning	Edward	Engineer	East Grand Forks	MN	48
Fioretti	Luigi	Section Laborer	Auburn	WA	28
Flood	Archibald	Conductor	Duluth	MN	38
Heckert	Paul	Water Svc Foreman	Missoula	MT	26
Hodge	Leslie V.	Engineer	Auburn	WA	38
Lainetti	Giulio	Section Laborer	Lester	WA	25
Lesneski	Joseph J.	OSD Investigator	St. Paul	MN	31
Mattson	Erick M.	Section Foreman	Billings	MT	37
Melin	Frank S.	Checker	Duluth	MN	47
Neighbors	C. G.	Engineer	Spokane	WA	41
Olson	Gotfred A.	Blacksmith	Brainerd	MN	27
Overby	John L.	Section Laborer	Staples	MN	35
Panos	Thomas A.	Section Laborer	Pasco	WA	23
Rachuy	Richard D.	Engine Watchman	Bemidji	MN	33
Randucci	Antonio	Section Laborer	Heron	MT	37
Rasmussen	Carl V.	Conductor	Minneapolis	MN	32
Smith	Frank E.	Conductor	Spokane	WA	38
Tew	Thomas P.	Baggage Handler	Hinckley	MN	31
Troxel	William F.	Conductor	Livingston	MT	38
Watson	Burton	Engineer	Missoula	MT	43
Williams	Albert	Roundhouse Foreman	Logan	MT	39
The Tell Tale, Febuary, 1950, p. 8
Adderholt	William B.	Engineer	Missoula	MT	49
Anderson	Harry	Machinist	Mandan	ND	27
Baker	W. E.	Conductor	Jamestown	ND	57
Black	John A.	Engineer	Staples	MN	48
Burke	Albert F.	Conductor	Staples	MN	37
Caliguiri	Santo	Store Laborer	St. Paul	MN	28
Dixon	J. L.	General Yardmaster	Everett	WA	48
Esch	May S.	Stenographer	St. Paul	MN	31
Frerichs	H. J.	Asst Freight Claim Agent	St. Paul	MN	48
Hester	Orville A.	Crossing Watchman	Seattle	WA	26
Johnson	Hans G.	Engine Watchman	Lake Park	MN	27
Lidgerding	William H.	Signal Maintainer	Perham	MN	32
March	Gerald E.	Clerk	Seattle	WA	32
McCormick	Charles B.	Carman	Auburn	WA	23
McLagan	George R.	Yard Clerk	Minneapolis	MN	32
Mowbray	Charles A.	Chief Claim Clerk	Seattle	WA	41
Olson	Martin	Bridge and Building Carpenter	Spokane	WA	32
Reis	Rudoph C.	Car Clerk	Fargo	ND	40
Robertson	Ben	Carman	Missoula	MT	27
Robinson	William B.	Telegrapher	Auburn	WA	39
Russett	Ludwig J.	Engineer	Forsyth	MT	41
Seeger	Floyd	Machinist	Brainerd	MN	43
Young	Eugene H.	Brakeman	Tacoma	WA	34
The Tell Tale, March, 1950, p. 7
Benjamin	O. S.	Conductor	Spokane	WA	46
Burns	Edward J.	Switchman	Duluth	MN	43
Childs	Allen G.	Writer-up Man	St. Paul	MN	27
Christianson	John	Brakeman	Auburn	WA	32
Clark	Edwin	Stationary Engineer	St. Paul	MN	26
Conway	James J.	Clerk	St. Paul	MN	37
Critelli	Guy	Stationary Fireman	Billings	MT	27
Ferris	Leigh O.	Clerk	St. Paul	MN	43
Heinze	Edward F.	Locomotive Carpenter	St. Paul	MN	34
Hodgkinson	E. A.	Locomotive Painter	Seattle	WA	31
Jervan	Mikal	Carman	Duluth	MN	40
Nelson	Nels	Section Foreman	Gray Eagle	MN	52
Parsons	Ralph W.	Conductor	Auburn	WA	50
Pieser	Frank R.	First Class Mechanic	Spokane	WA	30
Skurka	Sam J.	Carman	Minneapolis	MN	27
Twist	Julius J.	Carman	Brainerd	MN	36
Vrahnos	Peter	Crossing Watchman	Tacoma	WA	35
Wallace	Joseph H.	Conductor	Tacoma	WA	43
Weyand	L. D.	Agent	Chehalis	WA	44
Williams	Niles L.	Clerk	St. Paul	MN	40
The Tell Tale, April, 1950, p. 8
Boedigheimer	C. I.	First Class Carpenter	St. Paul	MN	22
Bakke	Arne O.	First Class Mechanic	Spokane	WA	32
Chausse	Jesse R.	Conductor	Spokane	WA	60
Cody	Guy P.	Chief Clerk Supt Motive Power	St. Paul	MN	39
Eckern	Andrew	Switchman	Seattle	WA	40
Guast	Emanuel	Section Laborer	Colgate	MT	24
Hansen	Fred	Fireman	Dickinson	ND	31
Harrison	Robert D.	Revising Clerk	Fargo	ND	34
Kieserling	Mary F.	Car Shop Clerk	Duluth	MN	31
Mecko	John	Boilermaker Helper	Tacoma	WA	22
Moon	Benjamin H.	Crossing Watchman	Brainerd	MN	29
Porritt	George G.	Crossing Watchman	Vancouver	WA	32
Schuety	Henry J.	Carman	Brainerd	MN	34
Shaw	John R.	Conductor	Missoula	MT	43
Slesser	William	Bridge and Building Foreman	Jamestown	ND	35
Sodren	Fred W.	Switch Foreman	Minneapolis	MN	38
Tang	N. O.	Chief Clerk Gen Claim Dept	St. Paul	MN	43
Wilcox	Ollis K.	Chief Bill and Voucher Clerk	Tacoma	WA	42
The Tell Tale, May, 1950, p. 8
Armstrong	Daniel	Switch Foreman	Centralia	WA	37
Bredeson	Iver	Section Foreman	Detroit Lakes	MN	36
Caine	Kenneth S.	Boilermaker	Missoula	MT	27
Carlson	Christ	Section Laborer	Medora	ND	24
Carroll	Walter	Threading Machine Operator	St. Paul	MN	32
Clark	Grant H.	Engineer	Seattle	WA	45
Cole	Benjamin A.	Conductor	Livingston	MT	42
Cowan	Charles A.	Switchman	Tacoma	WA	33
Cress	William W.	Car Inspector	Mandan	ND	27
Dalton	John E.	Section Laborer	Lookout	MT	25
DuBois	John W.	Fireman	Everett	WA	38
Durand	Milton O.	Switchman	Spokane	WA	31
Eckstein	William F.	Warehouse Foreman	Staples	MN	31
Edman	Carl L.	Caller	Duluth	MN	30
Fanshier	Thomas B.	Brakeman	Tacoma	WA	32
Fredricks	William A.	Telegrapher	Park City	MT	43
Fry	William H.	Balance Sheet Clerk	St. Paul	MN	32
Gorde	Holly H.	Section Laborer	Fallon	MT	33
Hopponen	Victor W.	Section Laborer	New York Mills	MN	29
Leland	Joseph A.	Engineer	Missoula	MT	40
McCarvill	Jay F.	Section Foreman	Deerwood	MN	30
McNamara	William J.	Telegrapher	Minneapolis	MN	33
Nelson	Albin C.	Welder	Brainerd	MN	44
Nordeen	Elmer C.	Engineer	Minneapolis	MN	41
Olson	Casper	Carman	Brainerd	MN	33
Olson	Ole C.	Blacksmith Helper	Brainerd	MN	27
Pauline	George T.	Machinist	Pasco	WA	22
Piano	Tom	Section Laborer	Tacoma	WA	26
Scheneman	Kate	Lunchroom Cook	Jamestown	ND	21
Schneider	Charles	Bridge and Building Mechanic	Spokane	WA	24
Scott	Herchel D.	Section Foreman	Heaton	ND	27
Shields	John F.	Engineer	Duluth	MN	45
Sinclair	William E.	Bridge Tender	Seattle	WA	33
Smith	William L.	Fire Builder	Brainerd	MN	31
Ulness	Carl O.	Asst Baggage Agent	Spokane	WA	32
Viele	Charles C.	Switchman	Seattle	WA	36
Welch	William	Section Laborer	Westport	MN	27
The Tell Tale, June, 1950, p. 8
Belair	Kenneth T.	Chief Rate Clerk AFA	St. Paul	MN	31
Dolbec	Emil J.	Lineman	Carlton	MN	39
Fiss	Erick	Track Supervisor	Jamestown	ND	36
Fleege	Frank F.	Conductor	Jamestown	ND	38
Funderud	Olaf	Rate Clerk	Minneapolis	MN	50
Holthe	Ragnvold	Section Foreman	Molt	MT	29
Ide	Gustaf E.	Engineer	Duluth	MN	43
Kleinschmidt	H. F.	Blacksmith	Brainerd	MN	46
Kuich	Edward E.	Carman	South Tacoma	WA	27
Labes	August W.	Section Laborer	Lind	WA	21
Lee	Theodore	Bridge and Building Mechanic	Spokane	WA	29
Leonard	T. W.	Asst Mail Foreman	Spokane	WA	42
Matz	Louis	Section Laborer	Mandan	ND	32
McMonigal	Barney	Switchman	St. Paul	MN	41
Miller	Edward A.	Fireman	Bemidji	MN	34
Olson	Alme G.	Switchman	Livingston	MT	33
Orton	Henry	Engineer	Tacoma	WA	44
Peterson	Peter	Engineer	Mandan	ND	45
Reed	Harry B.	Carman	Parkwater	WA	27
Russel	Thomas H.	Baggage Checkman	Tacoma	WA	31
Shensky	Joseph	Boilermaker	South Tacoma	WA	30
Smothers	Nathan B.	Section Laborer	Plains	MT	25
Trzcinski	J. J.	Chief Land Examiner	Miles City	MT	43
Waldusky	William	Brakeman	Seattle	WA	40
Westphal	Brad G.	Brakeman	Livingston	MT	46
Whitcomb	E. W.	Conductor	Minneapolis	MN	24
White	Homer J.	Agent	Kalama	WA	31
Youmans	C. L.	Carman	Pasco	WA	26
The Tell Tale, July, 1950, p. 8
Adams	William J.	Receiving Clerk	Butte	MT	31
Agerter	Robert J.	Cashier	St. Cloud	MN	33
Babcock	Wallace E.	Engine Wiper	Jamestown	ND	24
Bell	Walter C.	Conductor	Glendive	MT	41
Binder	Albert G.	Laborer	Walla Walla	WA	24
Buckalew	Purl L.	Laborer	Forsyth	MT	28
Burke	Joseph F.	Engineer	Tacoma	WA	48
Carone	Antonio	Section Foreman	Tacoma	WA	42
Dahl	Haakon A.	Passenger Carman	St. Paul	MN	30
Dahlen	Jakob K.	Laborer	Milnor	ND	33
Dodge	Orrie H.	Fireman	Yakima	WA	33
Dragoo	Charles E.	Baggage Helper	Spokane	WA	38
Goodell	George E.	Switchman	Minneapolis	MN	30
Goodknight	William F.	General Agent	Kansas City	MO	40
Hall	Joseph F.	Engineer	Tacoma	WA	40
Harms	Henry J.	Laborer	Dixon	MT	25
Harris	Reid	Boilermaker	Laurel	MT	28
Harvey	Veagh F.	Asst Gen Passenger Agent	St. Paul	MN	38
Hill	Albert	Laborer	Duluth	MN	24
Hoffman	Gabriel P.	Supplyman	Mandan	ND	28
Houle	Thomas P.	Carman	St. Paul	MN	27
Johnson	Fred H.	Engineer	Auburn	WA	41
Lindstrom	Richard H.	Coach Trimmer	St. Paul	MN	28
Lytle	John A.	Car Inspector	Jamestown	ND	27
Mandrick	John	Laborer	Minneapolis	MN	24
Mickelsen	John	Draughtsman	St. Paul	MN	54
Miller	Frank E.	Brakeman	Livingston	MT	41
Olsen	Ray	Freight Trucker	Billings	MT	32
Olson	Herman	Carman	St. Paul	MN	38
Palmer	Hugh W.	Engineer	Pasco	WA	41
Reis	Thomas	Carman	Mandan	ND	28
Rydberg	Albert	Engineer	Duluth	MN	45
Scherger	George	Locomotive Carpenter	Pasco	WA	27
Selvidge	George W.	Agent	Woodinville	WA	45
Sermonti	Tefo	Fire Cleaner	Forsyth	MT	25
Simensen	Sigurd M.	Laborer	Maddock	ND	23
Skifstad	Arthur C.	Lineman	Billings	MT	27
Soulas	Christ M.	Laborer	Yakima	WA	20
Stallwood	William H.	Engineer	Livingston	MT	47
Swanson	Leander	Painter	St. Paul	MN	41
Wickham	Guy W.	Asst Roundhouse Foreman	Auburn	WA	53
Woker	Al E.	Statistician	St. Paul	MN	46
Zisk	Walter	Machinist	South Tacoma	WA	32
The Tell Tale, August, 1950, p. 8
Anderson	Robert	Truck Carpenter	St. Paul	MN	31
Bergum	Olaf	Laborer	Detroit Lakes	MN	37
Collins	Ralph D.	Pipefitter	Tacoma	WA	30
Eshom	Nelson B.	Night Roundhouse Foreman	Laurel	MT	28
Gregory	I. O.	Carman	Auburn	WA	33
Foley	Edward M.	Brakeman	Jamestown	ND	38
Jones	Joshua A.	Switchman	Missoula	MT	34
Kater	David	Claim Clerk	Spokane	WA	43
Lutes	William H.	Carman	Brainerd	MN	27
Lydick	Fred R.	Fireman	Butte	MT	32
McCarthy	William J.	Conductor	Bemidji	MN	37
Peterson	Peter A.	Tool Machinist	Brainerd	MN	32
Riggs	Benjamin F.	Conductor	Jamestown	ND	49
Ross	Martin	Stationary Engineer	Jamestown	ND	32
Satre	Ole L.	Blacksmith	Brainerd	MN	36
Schaffer	William F.	Engineer	Mandan	ND	32
Schwartz	Joachim C.	Laborer	Dickinson	ND	31
Smith	Robert E.	Brakeman	Pasco	WA	33
Stiles	James L.	Baggage Checkman	Tacoma	WA	31
Warren	James W.	Telegrapher	Auburn	WA	35
Winslow	Ingman N.	Laborer	Battle Lake	MN	39
Wolff	Albert	Conductor	Jamestown	ND	45
The Tell Tale, September, 1950, p. 8
Anderson	Oscar R.	Engineer	Mandan	ND	42
Beals	T. E.	Roundhouse Foreman	Forsyth	MT	D
Belland	Tobias H.	Engineer	Dilworth	MN	45
Brouelette	Alfred P.	Day Baggageman	Missoula	MT	36
Caldwell	Frank F.	Engineer	Livingston	MT	44
Casey	Bill	Engineer	Auburn	WA	NA
Cole	Frederick	Conductor	Auburn	WA	38
Crawford	T. M.	Dist Freight Passenger Agt	Yakima	WA	45
Duerr	Robert F.	Chief Clerk	Brainerd	MN	32
Hodge	L. V.	Engineer	Auburn	WA	NA
Kilby	Paul M.	Commercial Agent	Chicago	IL	30
Liechty	Charles A.	Asst Chief Dispatcher	Minneapolis	MN	31
May	James	Trucker	Minneapolis	MN	29
Mills	Jack	Engineer	Auburn	WA	NA
Moore	M. J.	Roundhouse Foreman	Ironton	MN	NA
Nichols	D. E.	Rules Examiner	Spokane	WA	NA
Osgood	Charles H.	Clerk Mechanical Dept	St. Paul	MN	37
Ramswick	P. G.	Auditor, Disbursements	St. Paul	MN	41
Sager	Alvin	Signal Supervisor	Spokane	WA	37
Schechert	Elizabeth	Cashier	Seattle	WA	44
Smith	Rulon H.	Engineer	Jamestown	ND	37
Vergin	Edward A.	Laborer	Forsyth	MT	27
Westborg	Arthur	Engineer	Auburn	WA	NA
Williams	Belvin	Waiter	Seattle	WA	37
Woolverton	John C.	Engineer	Livingston	MT	51
The Tell Tale, October, 1950, pp. 5, 8
Allen	Elmer D.	Baggage Agent	Billings	MT	33
Anderson	Hugh	Carman	Seattle	WA	21
Bauman	Max A.	Agent	Royalton	MN	44
Baunsgard	Daniel P.	Engineer	Seattle	WA	38
Bjorklund	Robert	Cabinet Maker	St. Paul	MN	40
Boyle	John	Car Inspector	Mandan	ND	27
Brasch	Raymond L.	Carman	Parkwater	WA	28
Campbell	John F.	Car Foreman	Everett	WA	38
Eddy	Ruby K.	Abstract Clerk	Hoquiam	WA	30
Gadd	Henry C.	Carman	Parkwater	WA	34
Glendenning	Robert F.	Chief Clerk to Superintendent	Duluth	MN	40
Holmes	Lewis K.	Section Foreman	Belfield	ND	45
Holmes	W. J.	Commercial Agent	St. Paul	MN	NA
Kristfelt	Peter	Section Foreman	Weikel	WA	43
Lamb	Roy	Conductor	Fargo	ND	NA
Lonergan	Margaret	Stenographer	St. Paul	MN	30
Mahaffy	Grady E.	Revising Clerk	Centralia	WA	38
McGinnis	Fred D.	Conductor	Dilworth	MN	44
Phillips	George R.	Agent	Hope	ID	44
Prue	Henry E.	Switchman	Yakima	WA	34
Roberts	Edward J.	Engineer	Livingston	MT	48
Rosin	John	Laborer	Hamilton	MT	22
Russell	John F.	Telegrapher	Seattle	WA	36
Siegfried	William F.	Relay Telegrapher	St. Paul	MN	26
Sullivan	Thomas	Store Laborer	Brainerd	MN	28
Tilton	F. D.	Asst Gen Claim agent	St. Paul	MN	40
Weller	Bert A.	Warehouse Foreman	Yakima	WA	34
Wise	Joseph L.	Laborer	Bellingham	WA	24
The Tell Tale, November, 1950, p. 8
Antonson	Albert J.	Mill Machinist	South Tacoma	WA	34
Bisatt	Edgar	Demurrage Clerk	Spokane	WA	37
Blomberg	Carl A.	Engineer	Mandan	ND	40
Elm	Joseph H.	Pipefitter	St. Paul	MN	53
Farrow	Joseph E.	Pipefitter	Auburn	WA	26
Ferri	Vito R.	Section Foreman	Snoqualmie	WA	27
Floathe	Harold	Machinist	Parkwater	WA	27
Holmes	William J.	General Agent	St. Paul	MN	27
Johnson	John P.	Storekeeper Dining Car Dept	Seattle	WA	38
Kjol	Gunder B.	Section Foreman	Mandan	ND	40
Koetke	Frederick E.	Conductor	Glendive	MT	35
Lamb	Robert L.	Conductor	Dilworth	MN	50
Lynch	Loretta L.	Clerk	Helena	MT	32
Martin	Harry L.	Conductor	Auburn	WA	43
McCarthy	James	Engineer	Missoula	MT	45
McGee	Granville O.	Train Attendant	St. Paul	MN	24
Miller	Charles A.	Carman	Bellingham	WA	35
Morken	Otto	Engineer	Bemidji	MN	49
Omodt	Carl L.	Section Foreman	Steele	ND	43
Ostby	John P.	Brakeman	Jamestown	ND	33
Saunders	Herbert G.	Engineer	Lester	WA	42
Soreni	Angelo	Laborer	Ellensburg	WA	20
Stewart	Arthur R.	Conductor	Staples	MN	38
Stinar	Jesse	Machinist Helper	Dilworth	MN	28
Wenzel	August W.	Switchman	St. Paul	MN	28
The Tell Tale, December, 1950, p. 5
Axelson	Gust S.	Brakeman	Seattle	WA	37
Blanchard	L. H.	Agent	Yakima	WA	49
Bloom	John E.	Section Foreman	Wilton	ND	36
Boone	Samuel R.	Section Foreman	Issaquah	WA	32
Bowman	Frank L.	Agent	LaMoure	ND	46
Brock	Elias W.	Ticket Clerk	Tacoma	WA	37
Brown	Thomas J.	Brakeman	Auburn	WA	43
Clifton	Charles E.	Lineman	Centralia	WA	29
Cooper	Lindsay M.	Weighmaster	Hoquiam	WA	32
Costa	Carmelo	Laborer	Spokane	WA	32
Ditty	Alvin W.	Conductor	Bemidji	MN	43
Ellstrom	John A.	Section Foreman	Hinckley	MN	30
Flanigan	John B.	Conductor	Glendive	MT	43
Gregory	Isaiah O.	Carman	Auburn	WA	33
Gulvick	Albert	Stower	Fargo	ND	28
Hansen	Arvid	Engineer	Tacoma	WA	41
Larson	Ben	BB Carpenter	Duluth	MN	23
McBride	Emmett E.	Engineer	Livingston	MT	48
Miller	Benjamin F.	Switchman	Seattle	WA	30
Riley	Edward	Yardmaster	Duluth	MN	40
Roscoe	Joseph F.	Engineer	Staples	MN	44
Saltee	J. O.	Engineer	International Falls	MN	48
Schaefer	Jacob	Laborer	Ritzville	WA	28
Sorheim	Louis	Engineer	Missoula	MT	42
Swan	James R.	Car Inspector	Livingston	MT	35
Terska	Jack	Store Laborer	Brainerd	MN	28
Thomson	George A.	Car Foreman	St. Paul	MN	40
Trones	Peter	Warehouseman	St. Cloud	MN	38
Van Rotz	Walter C.	Machinist Helper	South Tacoma	WA	24
Wade	Frank	Brakeman	Spokane	WA	38
Whitney	Claude G.	Agent	International Falls	MN	44
Wickham	Irve W.	Engineer	Mandan	ND	50
Wyckoff	Sidney V.	Check Clerk	Minneapolis	MN	33