Word: klopp
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...passed K Tower, Train Director John Feeney grabbed his telephone and dialed the stationmaster's office, which stood in the station concourse at the head of Track 16, and directly in the path of the oncoming juggernaut. The phone was answered instantly by Stationmaster's Clerk Ray Klopp. "Get the hell out of there!" shouted Feeney into the telephone. Klopp began to sputter indignantly. "Runaway train coming right at you!" bellowed Feeney. Klopp wasted no more time. He wheeled and yelled, "Runaway tram...
...second the two operators in the room hesitated-Klopp, the hero of the day, is an aggressive man, known for pranks and jokes. But his expression made it plain that he was not joking. His fellow workers ran. White-haired Telegrapher Richard Outlaw grabbed a crippled secretary named Mary Leonardi and pulled her with him. They bawled a warning to people in the concourse as they fled. Meanwhile, at risk of life & limb, Klopp ducked out to the track side of the office and yelled a warning to a crew of car knockers (cleaning women, electricians, etc.). Then the Federal...