The Dale Porter Story
This picture all started as a joke. 
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Dale Porter's Dad had at least a 50 year career in the Maintenance of Way 
department for the Milwaukee Road having held jobs as section foreman
and many years as roadmaster.  Dale had over 32 years as brakeman/conductor
at the time the Milwaukee abandoned "lines west" and he felt bitter that 
they shut down.  We employees all took our jobs seriously and felt very bad
when it shut down on us.  On March 7, 1984 when this picture was taken, 
Dale and I had attended a luncheon with other fellow employees at CleElum. 
Then we came down to look at the depot property and when he walked up to the 
depot I immediately took his picture.  When he turned around I said to him, 
"I took your picture" and he said to me, "you didn't!"  I said, "I did!" 
When I got the film developed I liked the picture so well I gave his wife an 8X10
enlargement.  They framed it and it has been in their bathroom ever since. 
Dale personally gave me permission to put it on this Website.