The following is taken from the "Past Events" column written by Ed. Semisch in the 19 March 1942 edition of the Altoona Tribune: Second section of time freight No. 87, with T. C. Hamann as conductor and Sam Peterson engineer, with freigh engine No. 319, arrived in Altoona at 11:00 o'clock Sunday morning, Jan. 1, 1911, with 19 box cars loaded with Stetson felt hats, which were purchased by a Minneapolis firm from the Stetson Hat Co. of Philadelphia. A band played while the train stopped in Altoona, leaving for Minneapolis at 11:30 a.m. and arrived in Minneaplis in the afternoon. Engineer Arthur Stephens and conductor T. C. Hamann, with passenger engine No. 75, caboose No. 6119 and the St. Paul steam wrecker No. 8 started overhauling the Omaha Railroad Co. bridges between Minneapolis and Elroy, in January, 1913. The bridges were repaired and made stronger so that mike engines No. 390 to 399 and 500 to 507 passenger engines could run between Minneapolis and Elroy. The work was completed in June of 1913. Engineer Wm. Babington, Sr., was pensioned in 1912, and was born on March 9, 1852. He broke his foot about 11:00 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 27, 1932, while walking near the Hilgert building on Lynn Ave. Ole Johnson died in Altoona at 7 o'clock Sunday evening, Jan. 23, 1927. He was employed in the Altoona railroad yards. Interment was in Eau Claire on Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 26, 1927. ++++++ To be continued! Ed. has lots of good old info! I'll see about getting more to you tomorrow. Have a great first day of hunting season...I'm staying in the house where it's warm! Brrrrr! Down to 0 last night on the thermometer here! -- Nance