>From the 5 March 1942 edition of the Altoona Tribune, is this column written by Ed. Semisch who remembered past events concerning the railroad and its workers: Past Events Passenger engines No.s 275, 276, and 277 were built in March 1896 and arrived in Altoona from Schnectady, N. Y. in April 1896. They were the largest passenger engines between Minneapolis and Chicago in 1896, and were on local passenger trains No. 3, No. 4, and N. W. limited passenger trains No.s 5 and 6 from 1896 until 1899. In December 1897 the Omaha Railroad Co. began repairing their bridges west of Altoona as far as Hudson and the work was completed in April 1898. Forty-eight horses were hired for pile driving with twenty-four working daily and nightly. The Omaha Railroad Co. built five new bridges in 1898. A bridge west of the Fall Creek depot, fourteen miles west of Fall Creek, on Nine Mile creek, east of Altoona, west of Altoona over the Eau Claire river, and one over the Chippewa river west of the Eau Claire depot. There was also a new bridge in Menomonie Junction, on the old main line track on the Red Cedar river. The bridges were purchased from the Lassig Bridge Co. in Chicago, Ill. +++++++++++++ -- Nance -- excited! Today's the day I get the family Bible!!! I sure hope it contains some family notes that will help me!