Chauffeuring on the railroad....

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Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2005 23:56:27 -0500 
From: nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org
Subject:  Re: John Palmer Fishwick

In 1965 I had to drive Mr. Fishwick and Robert Claytor
from Portsmouth to Huntington in my own personal auto,
so they could catch a plane after a meeting at PO.
 
I had just gotten a 1966 Pontiac GTO convertable, and
Mr. Fishwick asked me what it was.  When I told him he
said "I have a Porsche I drive to work."!!!   My worst
career decision was not pulling over to the side and
handing him the keys and letting him drive it to
Huntington.
 
BTW - you should have seen Mr. Claytor getting into
the back seat . . .
 
Ed King


February 10, 2005

Hello, Ed:

Nice story!  I never had such distinguished riders
when I was taxi driver.  The only somewhat-comparable
experience was that I had to drive Western Region
General Manager Maurice Bowman's car from St. Louis 
to Decatur in 1975.  I don't recall what prompted the
trip.  His office was in the Railway Exchange Building
in downtown St. Louis.

Good evening, all!




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