Conductor Randy Schultz talks things over with brakeman Rich Hanke prior to departing with Train No. 2 on October 3, 1992. Conductor Schultz was one in a line of Schultzes who worked for the GB&W as his father, uncle (both engineers) and cousin were also employees. When the crew districts were realigned in 1972, the crew change point moved from Wisconsin Rapids west to Merrillan, where the Green Bay crew would rest while another crew ran to Winona. When the local motel in Merrillan achieved fleabag status, Green Bay crews used a company van to drive the 12 miles south to Black River Falls for better accommodations.
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Andrew Nelson photo,
October 3, 1992.
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