Show t Long In Railroad id Service I Among Amon the oldest railroad men In r west western rn rii Ontario IK Is John Quirk of at who wh-o Is aged ninety years Ears Mr Quirk though out of railroad work for some time can lOOK ionic Jn In the back bRck to 50 no active years spent I service of various steam stear i mads In tn the province When he first began ean railroading rail rall- reading In 1807 1801 the cn engines nes burned wood there were wera no such things s as diner and sleepers cars were linked with pin coupler and the speed attained at at- conditions un under er favorable wag only about twenty miles an sri hour About th the only thing thin that was the same flame ns as It i la il today was the way that the conductors punched tickets Mr Ir a c conductor daring all the of his railroad service 50 years year k |