Friday, July 22, 2005

Old railroad line chugs back into service

From the Pittsburgh Post Gazette.

It will carry tons of coal from Armstrong County to Homer City power plant

Friday, July 22, 2005
By Paula Reed Ward, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

INDIANA, Pa. -- John W. Mills, who spent most of his career as a doctor delivering babies, took a class to become a train brakeman at age 64. He met half the requirements -- you have to make four perfect runs on a train -- but now, at age 79, he doesn't think he'll ever finish.

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