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Hi everyone! I’m a newb here, so I appreciate your patience. I’m writing a book about my Gr Grandfather, who worked 50 years as an agent for the SP (most of the time) and left behind a large amount of memoirs of his experiences. He worked from 1892-1942 in Colorado and California and saw some crazy stuff, including train Colorado train robberies.
I am curious if his employee file still exists somewhere in an archive. And if his stories would be of interest to this society.My name is Jonathan Campbell.
He was John Milton Campbell. 1873-1962.Hi Jonathan! Thank-you for contacting us through the Southern Pacific Railroad History Center Forum. Unfortunately, in a search of our files, we have not come across anything connected to a John Milton Campbell. It would be interesting to discover where your great grandfather worked in California on the Southern Pacific. If you are willing to share some of his memoirs surrounding his experiences on the railroad we would be willing to publish some of them for our membership and friend base. As further info, Southern Pacific did not operate in the state of Colorado until the 1990s, so maybe your great grandfather worked for another railroad as well prior to Southern Pacific. You can contact me for questions or comments at pkbaumhefner@comcast.net
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