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...railroad would close down; customers would have to travel by specially hired buses. For three days the Flyer stayed sadly in its shed. One bus broke down and a car was hired. Then the railroad's top officials heard about the rustic crisis, quickly fetched old Flyerman George Nicholson from another line. Said George warmly: "I jumped at the chance. For seven years I fired this train. I'm fond...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: A Proper Joke | 3/19/1951 | See Source »

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