Preview
Identifier
20060737
Description
Walter Sykes is retiring from his position as a railroad engineer, after nearly fifty years of service. He is a veteran of the Rock Island Lines and remembers the days of coal and oil burners when he finished a run covered with grime and grease. The last few years he has sat at the throttle of a diesel-electric, allowing Mr. Sykes to safely wear a white cap. Mr. Sykes is shown working inside a cabin during his final ride before retirement. He is dressed in a cap, striped button-up shirt, necktie, and trousers. Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram evening edition, November 5, 1946.
Archival Date
1946-10-28
Collection Name
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection
Collection Number
AR406-6-1895
Original Format
Negatives, Black & White
File Format
JPG
Rights
Rights held by The University of Texas at Arlington Libraries, Special Collections. Any use of content downloaded or printed from this page is limited to non-commercial personal or educational use, including fair use as directed by U.S. copyright laws. For more information or for reproduction requests, please contact UTA Special Collections by emailing spcoref@uta.edu.
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License
Subjects
Sykes, Walter"; Retirements; Neckties; Railroad employees; Railroad trains
Subjects
Sykes, Walter"; Retirements; Neckties; Railroad employees; Railroad trains