A "Hiawatha Story".....
I had the distinct privilege of knowing Jim Scribbins personally while a friend of mine was working on an Eagle Scout project in 1990. Jim was a 'walking encyclopedia' of all things Milwaukee Road, and a true gentleman at heart.
I just found out that Jim passed away on Thanksgiving......
In this photo, a small dedication ceremony for my friend's eagle scout project in Oconomowoc pauses for a moment to admire the subject matter: Milwaukee Road. This eastbound extra with several bulkhead flat cars filled with new ties is led by ideal power for the ceremony at hand, Bandit GP40 2033, as it passes by the gathering. Jim is standing at far right along with his wife Barbara. October 20th, 1990, 4:02pm. Always a railroad enthusiast at heart, Jim has his pencil and paper in hand as he records the passing of the train, something I also did at the time.
I always thought it was pure luck that I was able to get a photo of Jim with his 'alma mater' railroad together, since he was the one that educated so many of us on the ways of Hiawatha. I distinctly remember "discovering" MILW thru the pages of Jim's Hiawatha Story book that was in the local library at the age of 14. The world of Hiawatha was amazingly vast to me at that time as I learned the ways of the orange and black.
Rest in Peace Jim in that spacious ticket booth in the sky....
A "Hiawatha Story".....
I had the distinct privilege of knowing Jim Scribbins personally while a friend of mine was working on an Eagle Scout project in 1990. Jim was a 'walking encyclopedia' of all things Milwaukee Road, and a true gentleman at heart.
I just found out that Jim passed away on Thanksgiving......
In this photo, a small dedication ceremony for my friend's eagle scout project in Oconomowoc pauses for a moment to admire the subject matter: Milwaukee Road. This eastbound extra with several bulkhead flat cars filled with new ties is led by ideal power for the ceremony at hand, Bandit GP40 2033, as it passes by the gathering. Jim is standing at far right along with his wife Barbara. October 20th, 1990, 4:02pm. Always a railroad enthusiast at heart, Jim has his pencil and paper in hand as he records the passing of the train, something I also did at the time.
I always thought it was pure luck that I was able to get a photo of Jim with his 'alma mater' railroad together, since he was the one that educated so many of us on the ways of Hiawatha. I distinctly remember "discovering" MILW thru the pages of Jim's Hiawatha Story book that was in the local library at the age of 14. The world of Hiawatha was amazingly vast to me at that time as I learned the ways of the orange and black.
Rest in Peace Jim in that spacious ticket booth in the sky....