Many of the Wisconsin Rapids depot staff posed for the
camera in front of the old depot.
The back of this May 10, 1947 photo lists their names, from left to right:
1. | Jim Dolan | car clerk | Keeps
track of the cars in the yard and their location and does the mechanical
reporting on the cars for the car department. |
2. | Earl Fox | clerk | General duties, anything from sweeping the depot to walking tracks
recording car numbers to supplying cabooses. |
3. | Seth Canning | cashier | Collects
and records payments to the railroad. |
4. | P.
H. Clark | first trick operator | Copies
train orders, relays movement instructions from
the dispatcher and communicates train movements to the dispatcher. First
trick is the daytime shift, second trick is the evening shift. First trick
will normally be the more senior employee. |
5. | R. A. Vandrel | clerk | General
duties. |
6. | Sam Remley | clerk | General
duties. |
7. | C. H. Halvorson | roadmaster | In
charge of the track forces, responsible for maintaining the right of way and
track. |
8. | R. M. Anunson | second trick operator | Copies
train orders, relays movement instructions from
the dispatcher and communicates train movements to the dispatcher. |
9. | E. F. Russell | agent | In
charge of the clerical forces and responsible for the business transactions
of the station. |
10. | L. J. Van Dreese | trainmaster | In
charge of railroad operations on the territory. Specifically in charge of
the train crews, yard crews and clerical forces. The 1948 GB&W
employee timetable gives his full title as "Trainmaster
and Road Foreman of Engines." |
11. | C. Stutleen | roundhouse
foreman | In
charge of the mechanical forces that take care of the engines. |
Thanks goes out to Dave Husman
for providing the job descriptions.
The depot, built in 1886, was torn down in 1959 and replaced by a simple
brick structure.
Photo, dated May 10. 1947.
From the collection of Scott Janz.
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