bedford bloomington and beyond

[Ken Weller]

Behold - more employees to review!
(by no means the entire "B" list)

Bianco   Dominick   S      regional sales rep?   4/15/66 - 7/31/71      lived in Peekskill NY
Bible   Walter   D      Switchman at Shops   1/29/52 - 8/74   b. 4/15/27   lived in Lafayette; 35 years service
Bick   Carl    A      VP-Operations; President   3/8/51 - 12/31/62      picture w staff 4/20/61
Biedeman    R   J      ? Chicago area?    4/66 - 7/31/71?      Biederman?
Biederman   Richard   J   Rich   ? IBM operator? Chicago area?    4/15/66? - 7/31/71      Bideman? lived in Chicago
Bierman   A   F       Z Freight Office, Chicago   12/19/25 - 1930   
Billue   Edward   W      worked in yards counting box cars   1952 - 1953      at Lafayette?
Biokland             at Hammond?   1/38 -       lived in Hammond?
Bir   John   Linus      Crossing Watchman at Crawfordsville      b. 8/7/75; d. 3/21/42
Birch   Clifford         switch foreman at McDoel   1960s?      in "frying egg" photo
Birge   C   E      Asst. Roadmaster at Greencastle   4/1/64 - 8/71   b. 12/10/30   Cletis? lived in Linden
Birge   Cletis   E      section worker at Linden      b. 12/6/31; d. 8/12/01   Cletus? lived in Romney?
Birley   Don         PBX operator at Lafayette   3/55      Dirley?
Birt   James   V   Jim   Wallace Jct 2nd shift operator, last agent at Crawfordsville   10/20/48 - 7/31/71   b. 12/29/30; lives in Greencastle?]   also at Greencastle?
Bishop   C   M      I/L Switchg.Clerk at Chicago   2/19/12 - 1/31/57      
Bishop   W   J   Bill   Shops electrician?   11/18/66   b. 2/23/36; d. 5/31/05   
Bishop   Norma   C      clerk to Road Foreman of Engines   1952 - 7/31/71+   b. 1931; ; West Laf   lived in Lafayette; later L&N Asst Trainmaster in Louisville
Bisner   Thomas   Lee      Switchman at Lafayette   10/28/68 - 6/75   b. 8/31/43; d. 5/24/05   lived at Pine Village
Black   Charles         brakeman on airline   1950s-1960s                      lived in Monon
Black   Elmer   Stanley      Telegrapher at St John   6/1/53 - 2/12/54   b. 11/16/34   
Black    John   Tanner      Freight Agent at New Albany   10/93 - 1941?    d. Oct/26/41   48 yrs service; picture in Dec 1941 publication
Blackburn   L   D      Engine Carpenter at Lafayette   10/5/17 - 12/42      
Blacketer   Ralph   L   Jumbo   Agent at Linden   10/12/67 - 1976   b. 1/22/30; d. 3/9/06   NKP employee - joint employee?
Blackwell   C   D      Switchman at Shops   1/18/60 - 7/1/61   b. 3/8/39   
Blackwell   J   B      Car Shop Carman at Lafayette   1960s   Bloomington   brother to Phil
Blackwell   J   D      Shops worker   1960s+   Evansville   actually JB? duplicate entry?
Blackwell   J   D      ?   7/31/71      lived at Bedford; duplicate entry?
Blackwell   Jay   D      Carman at New Albany   2/26/71 - 8/71   b. 12/16/46   moved from Lafayette? Lived at Bedford; duplicate entry?
Blackwell   Phil         Car Shop Carman at Lafayette   1960s+   Bloomington   brother to JB; Philip Blane Blackwell?
Blackwell   Philip   Blane      Carman at Bloomington   9/18/67 - 8/71   b. 12/7/36   moved from Lafayette? Lived at Bedford
Blackwell   Robert   W      Welder at Bedford   3/27/57 - 8/74   b. 7/17/17   lived at Bedford; later lived at Monon?
Blair   Robert         Switchman   7/31/71 - 10/20/71      lived in Hammond
Blakely   G   F       3rd trick opr. McDoel, Haskell   7/1/26 - 8/16/37   b. 12/5/97; d. 8/16/37   died in automobile wreck; Blakey? Bailey?
Blaker   Cecil   R      south end engineer   5/24/57 - 8/74   b. 1/1/39; lives in Sullivan, IN   brother in law to Willard Winters;
Bland   Frank         REA Agent Crawfordsville   1968      
Blanton   Gerald   M.      Carman at Bloomington   12/1/55 - 3/1/59      
Blasczyck   Constance   R   ? clerk at Chicago?   7/31/71      lived in Chicago
Blaul   William         Stevedore at Chicago Frt House   7/16/48      injured on job - pinched arm
Bledsaw   Lee   Roy      ?   7/31/71      lived in Orleans
Bledsoe   Louis         ?   7/31/71      lived in Hammond
Blessing   Elwood         Boilermaker Helper at Shops   1/10/22      back shop then round house
Blevins   Larry   Wayne      ?   7/31/71      lived in Hammond
Bline   Jacob   W      Trackman at New Albany   8/10/48 - 9/21/48      injured on job 
Blish   Frank   A      ?   7/31/71      lived in Chicago
Block    Bettie   Eugenia      clerk at Lafayette?   7/31/71      lived in Lafayette
Blocklin   Ed         Foreman at S Hammond   11/14      picture at Ind His Soc
Bloodsaw   Clyde          (?) at Lafayette   1917 - 1918   b. 9/8/96; d.    lived in Bedford?
Blue   Ed         yard clerk at shops   1950s-1960s?      

Please let me know if you have any more info to "fill in the blanks" on these employees.  Thanks.

[Rick Dreistadt]

Ken, you are correct about Ralph Blacketer.  He was an NKP employee even though he did operators work for the Monon.  The Monon probably reimbursed the NKP for a portion of his salary.  Some other examples, The Monon agent at Clay City was also an operator for the NYC, so the NYC paid the Monon for a portion of his salary.  The PRR operator at Limedale also handled the Monon operators duties, the P&E operator at Ames handled the Monon operators duties there.
Rick

[Ron Marquardt]

Rick, wasn't it a yardmaster named Bill Lake that got fired for working on two railroads at the same time.  He would work one shift at Shops for the Monon, then go and work the next shift for the Wabash over on the other side of town.  He did it for quite awhile before he got caught.  He made good money while it lasted though.  / Ron

[Rick Dreistadt]

I believe you're right, Ron.  We also had an operator who worked at Dyer, I believe his name was Tim Doolin, who was also working on the EJ&E at the same time, thus violating the hours of service law, and was fired from the Monon when this was discovered.
Rick