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Part of University of Wisconsin-River Falls Oral History Project interviews, 1969-circa 1996.
Mr. Myron was a longtime employee of the Northwestern Railroad. A Menominee, Wis. native, he learned telegraphy and worked briefly as a boom operator for the Chicago & Northwestern. In the early 1910's he became the depot agent for the railroad in ... »
Mr. Myron was a longtime employee of the Northwestern Railroad. A Menominee, Wis. native, he learned telegraphy and worked briefly as a boom operator for the Chicago & Northwestern. In the early 1910's he became the depot agent for the railroad in Baldwin, Wis. and working there until his retirement in the 1960's. He discusses operations of the depot, types of freight handled, passenger service, train schedules, and changes in the line and the railroad over the years in great detail.
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