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Show Retires From U P On May 27, John N. Weston, Wes-ton, engineer on the Amtrak sounded the whistle on the mighty diesel engine for the last time. Jack retired from the Union Pacific Railroad after 45 years of service, how his engine just made it over when several cars behind him derailed. ' He can't forget the time in 1977 when the Army was moving poison gas. The engine got away and started running down the track with' no one on board. The runaway run-away engine slammed into i the train Jack was driving at over 80 mph, moments after Jack and his fireman had jumped from the engine. He has seen many changes chang-es on the railroad from the old steam engines to the modern diesels with computers. com-puters. One thing that hasn't changed is the driver who thinks he ' can beat the train over the tracks. Jack has seen what 140,000 tons of steel going 70 mph can do to a two ton car and he wishes everyone would be more careful. Jack is looking forward to traveling, golfing and taking tak-ing care of his rose garden. gar-den. He and his wife, Wil-ma Wil-ma have lived in Bountiful for the past 18 years. f .. ; 1 ;V; t J. N. WESTON thus ending a railroading heritage in the Weston family fami-ly which began with his grandfather over 100 years ago. His father worked for the railroad for many years. Jack's career began in Milford, as a fireman. A few years later he became an engineer for Amtrak.from Salt Lake City to Milford and back. "The people and the scenery are what I've enjoyed most,' he said. I know every rock, tree, f encepost and coyote between here and Milford, day or night. When asked about some of his experiences he tells of the time a bridge washed out in southern Utah, and |