Show I I I II I I I I Suicide a Tag TagI I Gave ive Engineer a meer His Hs Worst Days NEW YORK Ernest Evans Eva pulled his motorman's cap down tight on his head and turned to the th e photographers If you want to take my picture he said have to do it with wit h he my cap on Without it I look to b bi be beI e years old but Im I'm not 70 yet The flashbulbs popped Evans Evan grinned pulled the throttle and train No 75 pulled out of the Pennsylvania Penn Pennsylvania sylvania station for Philadelphia It was Evans Evans' last run after 5 50 0 years of service with the railroad system He didn't d know it but his s wife wile daughter d and grandson were waiting in Philadelphia to greet gree t him and hold a big party Party Sept Kept Secret The news about the party was given by another grandson Donald while Evans wasn't listening Donald Don Don- Donald Donald ald rode along with his to celebrate the old mans last official ride Before the train left Evans talk talk- talking talking ing about his experiences said that if he could start all over again he would do the same thing for an an- another another other 50 years One summer a few years year's ago stands out in his memory That was when several children of Philadel Philadel- Philadelphia Philadelphia phia invented a wild game called suicide tag The kids would stand on the tracks said Evans and their game was to run off just as the train was approaching From what I gathered the winner was the kid who came closest to being hit by the locomotive I had to stop whistle the lungs out of the train and crawl until rail yard workers chased them off the tracks I sure was happy when they finally put an end to that game Was Crew Caller Evans began working for tor the Pennsylvania in Jersey City as a crew caller His job was to ride around on a bicycle calling the train crews together A year later he was made a fireman and in 1910 he was promoted to His route has been the same for the last 40 years years New New York to Philadel Philadel- Philadelphia Philadelphia phia and back He estimated that since 1910 he had driven his trains without an ac ac- accident ident more than miles Evans expects to loaf maybe watch atch a baseball game now and then hen and rest at home with hi his wife wile Anna in Pitman N. N N J. J JIve Ive I've only got one hobby he said be playing with m my little ittle grandson when he starts run run- running running running ning his electric trains around th the house louse I just love those electric trains |