 | "I consider myself very lucky to have worked on the railroad when I did, and would not have traded it for anything else. Yes, family life suffered, and my wife, Vera, often had her plans for a nice holiday ruined by the dreaded call: 'Lawson, you're called for Number 264 at 12:01 A.M. Merry Christmas!' Still, I tried t keep the family clued-in on what I was doing out there. I took my two girls and son out on the road, in the cab or the caboose, often -- I wanted them to understand the railroad, and have something to remember. That railroad really WAS a family, and I loved every minute of it!" ~ Gene H. Lawson, Milwest Dispatch, volume 6, Issue No. 4, November 1993 |
