U.P. CROSSROADS - Online Magazine

Vol. VII, No. 7 ~ 205 Primrose Hill, Euless, TX - 76039 ~ July 1998

Telephone: 817-267-1539 ~ FAX: 817-571-0836

Reproduction of a pen and ink drawing by UP Conductor - Artist Mike "Bigfoot" Fullington

Tower 55 is located in downtown Fort Worth, Texas. It was once controlled traffic flow between Union Pacific, Burlington Northern, Southern Pacific and Santa Fe railroads. The first Tower 55 was built about 1897. The present Tower 55 was built about 1938 and decommissioned in 1995.

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Published monthly by railroad folks in Fort Worth, Texas.
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* THE HARSH WORLD OF THE RAILROAD *

Warning! RULES ALERT! Warning!
The FRA has severely critized UP for Radio Rules violations. "Coming to your neighborhood soon..."

RULE FOR THE DAY
Know the Rule for the Day How to Finding It
* RULES * SAFETY * OUR JOB
Mineola Man gets 50 Years for Murder of UP Conductor.
The FWSU is #1 in Safety on the UP for the 1st Half of 1998

Number One Safety Feed

Recognition Hotline

Marcel Derrick Air Brake & Train Handling

Mickey Cowling Know your Rules

Dan Reed - Miller Yd, Broadway & Ennis The Miller Connection

Gene Garrett A Word About Safety

Eddie Exum Rules of the Way

Cy Martin Try this on for Cy's

Other News
Chunnel "Driver" Julian Hill visits Fort Worth - Dallas
Former Trainmaster Tom Greco to Perform
Handley Plant Uses Rail Again
Railfans work for Operation Lifesaver
Chunnel Driver tours Fort Worth/Dallas Railscene

EDITORIALS and OPINIONS
After 65 Years? It's time to Air Condition the Box!
Summer heat can be fatal! Stay cool, man ....
Is CMS - an Evil Monster? UP's Biggest Problem?
We Need TCS on our Home Computers! By Cy Martin
The Evil-ution of our Book of Rules. I ... By Dan Reed
The Evil-ution of our Book of Rules, II ... By Dan Reed
A Little BS can Save your Life... By Dan Reed
Stress Relief with Style ... By Cy Martin
What Safety is all About ... By Dan Reed
We became World Class, then ... By Cy Martin

* HOBBIES*

Steve Robinson PC Questions and Answers

* HUMAN INTEREST and SHORT STORIES *

Duce Monkey Tails

Robert Sample Sample This

* PERSONNEL CHANGES *
Fort Worth Conductor "Wimpy" Morgan Retires

COMPANY INFORMATION

Union Pacific Railroad Employee Website

U P Employees Given Stock Option

HOTLINES HELP YOU
The Hotline Works. Locomotive Hotline

Jerry Davis' Safety Concerns Hot Line: 1-888-860-5511
E-Mail at jrdavis@notes.up.com

Jolene M. Molitoris, Administrator, FRA,
400 Seventh Street, SW Washington, D.C., 20590.
Phone: 202-632-3114, Fax: 202-632-3700
E-Mail at Jolene.Molitoris@FRA.DOT.GOV
* OBITUARY *

Retired Conductor Howard R. Anthony, 73

Retired SwitchmanRaymond R. Bell, 76

Retired Car InspectorRichard T. Johnson, 58

Retired Railroad WorkerHerman Rusk, 95

Retired ElectricianEarl C. Smith, 80

In Memoriam

* ACTIVITIES *

Mineola Old-timers' Re-union Held Saturday, June 13

Retired Employees' Breakfast Every Month

Mineola's T&P Railroad Museum

Trolleymeisters Continue restoration of Fort Worth Streetcars and Interurbans

Trinity Valley Railroad Club

Age of Steam Museum SW Railroad Historical Society

* COMPUTER SITES *
You can look up reporting marks on your computer at:
http://www.bluemoon.net/railpix/text/repmks.txt

E-Mail Your Congressmen and Senator

Your Story Could be in this Space

Web Pages of Railroads in the Fort Worth/Dallas Area

Pages of Interest to Railroad Labor

Railroad Pages Of Other Employees

BLE Division 944 Home Page

Fort Worth - Dallas Rail Scene

Webpage of Executive Pay Pay Watch

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