[RITSlist] Fwd: Rock Island items.

[Dick Tinder]

Forwarded inquiry follows.  Please reply directly to:

	"Maureen Bejar" <mytmo at netnitco.net>

Thanks,

DT

Begin forwarded message:

> From: "Maureen Bejar" <mytmo at netnitco.net>
> Date: December 1, 2007 10:22:02 PM CST
> To: <tinder at storm.simpson.edu>
> Subject: Rock Island items.
>
> Dear Dick:
>
>     My great grandfather, James Tucker was a Rock Island RR  
> engineer.  I am searching for a picture of him or more  
> information.  I do however have an article where he was the  
> engineer for the first Run of the G-Whizz in 1887, my grandmother’s  
> RR pass from her second husband (also an engineer, a couple of  
> letters from the office, a train schedule (quite large), form 498,  
> an engineers trip ticket, two name embossed leather Form A-25, a  
> picture of my great grandmother’s second husband, Gardner Chase  
> Rickey with his fireman and conductor in front of engine 905 and  
> James Tucker’s marriage announcement.
>
> I would be happy to scan any of these to you, however, the schedule  
> is quite large.
>
>
>
> Maureen Bejar (grand-daughter of Nellie Tucker)
>
>