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Ulster & Delaware
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CATSKILL MOUNTAIN BRANCH EMPLOYEE PROFILE | |
| Name: | Richard Ernest Cooper |
| Birth: | April 6, 1926 |
| Death: | June 3, 1990, Conventry Twp., PA |
| Residence(s): | Colliersville, NY |
| Spouse: | Patricia Muriel Newell |
| Children: | |
| Parents: | Leonard A. Cooper |
| Date of Assignment: | June 20, 1946 |
| End of Assignment: | July 27, 1948 |
| Position(s) Held: | Fireman |
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Information from Edwin Cox regarding "Coast to Coast Cooper" 6/20/46 Hired out on the NYC Catskill Mountain Branch 7/27/48 Furloughed and never worked the CMB again 9/22/48 hired out on the NYC St. Lawrence Division 10/15/48 furloughed 12/30/48 hired out on the D&H Susquehanna Division 6/22/53 transferred to D&H Rensselaer & Saratoga Division 7/22/57 started vacation from D&H 7/22/57 Marked up on NYC St. Lawrence Division X-list at Massena 8/26/57 Last day worked on the NYC forever. Took a leave of absence from the D&H during the following dates to work the D&RGW standard and narrow gauge. 9/9/57 hired out on the D&RGW Pueblo Division 12/4/57 returned to the D&H 9/2/57 returned to the D&RGW at Denver 12/8/58 returned to the D&H 6/23/59 returned to the D&RGW 12/15/59 returned to the D&H 8/16/60 returned to the D&RGW 11/30/60 returned to the D&H 6/12/61 returned to the D&RGW 12/5/61 returned to the D&H 6/18/62 returned to D&RGW 8/10/62 returned to the D&H 6/12/63 returned to the D&RGW 8/7/63 returned to the D&H (Never worked the D&RGW again) 5/29/87 last trip on the D&H (retired) Positions Held: NYC Fireman & laborer D&RGW Fireman D&H: Fireman, Engineer, Clerk & Laborer Compiled locomotive roster information for Jim Shaughnessy’s book “The Delaware & Hudson”. Local Chairman (extended period of time) and General Chairman (briefly) for the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen (UTU) on the D&H.
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