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Show , Will Still Ride the Trains i , . ! if' - William McCataaagb. who kelda tha record la I'teh far having the langeat railroad ervtre record, ba been riding on train canUnaeenir far M years. Ha declared that be will net rtde any other way alter be le p,aaliasd est hie erveaUeU birthday. May t, by th Orrge Short Uaa railraad. Retiring1 Brakeman Believed to Have Longest Long-est Service Record in United States; Pensioned at 70 I found: Th railroad brakeman with1 the longest service record in Utah snd, ss fsr ss Is known. In th United J State, who I still In srtlv service Ho Is William McCullough. familiarly famil-iarly known among his colleaguea as "Unci Mack." who sets record for continuous service with M year to hia credit, II of which havs been on the same "run." The veteran will hang up hit signal rises on hia seventieth birthday. May 1. when he will be retired from further fur-ther service with the Oregon Short Lin railroad on pension. "Uncle Mack" doesn't want to quit, but tha retirement a fa of th railroad Is 70 yea re. Ha was born In Msnrhester, Eng-Isnd. Eng-Isnd. and cams to the United Slates when he was 10 years old. going to Olden. His fsther wss section foremen fore-men for the Utah Northern railroad, now the Oregon Short Line, ao Mr. McCullough decided to follow In his footstep. Th rateran worked si a water boy on th construction train operating from Olden to rranklln, Idaho. That's s far as th tin operated then. He later waa promoted to brakeman and was In rhsrge of work Us ins hsullng msterlsl to construct the railroad rail-road Into Pocatello, Idaho, and Butte. Mont He also served a a (action I foreman. He leave a record for th younger men to try nd beat 31 yeara of continuous con-tinuous eervlc as brsksmsa on th Sslt LskrOgden "local" freight trsin. Ha also ha worked under every official of the Oregon Short Line rsilrosd up to th present Um. -Unci Msck ' is on of the few employes em-ployes of the Union Pscifle who hss 50-vesr service button. He hss been member of the Brotherhood of Rsilrosd Rsil-rosd Trainmen for U yeers. He will be the guesi of honor at a Joint perty of lh O. S. L. and L. A. at S. L rsilrosds Old Timers' clubs st th Elks club Sslurdsy night al which time eversl other reUred members will be honored. -I won't quit rldin the trln after I retire." he declared wilh a broad smile. , "I'll tell you on thing." h asserted, assert-ed, swinging ground, "rsilrosdin' Isn t whst It used to be." He live at 5M Columbus street and haa a daughter and so adopted ' son living In Sslt Lske. |