Word: railroadman
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...until after its fourth bankruptcy, in 1938, did the Erie begin to steam upgrade again, with Oldtime Railroadman Robert Eastman Woodruff,* 66, at the throttle. Woodruff, who had risen from section hand to president in 36 years with the Erie, bought new diesels for fast freight, streamlined the Erie's creaky business methods, cleared $21.8 million in 1941. The next year, Erie directors cheerfully announced that "icicles have sprouted in hell." They paid a 50? common dividend, their first in 69 years. Dividends have been declared every year since (1950's payment: $1.75 a share...
...next 26 finishers were either Swedes, Finns or Norwegians (the best a U.S. competitor could do was finish 46th), but Railroadman Slaattvik was not among them. His hopes of becoming Nordic champion melted long before he labored home in 36th place. The man he was afraid of, Finland's Hasu, made up enough cross-country points by finishing tenth to win the combined-event crown...