266

Photo courtesy of Jerry W. Ware collection


Photo of the crews in the Whittier Yard with two 200 class moguls in the background including #266. This is beleived to be the first trip of #1001 and the crew in the foreground is George Moore, Engineer, Maurice Scott, Brakeman and Wayne Ware, Fireman. Those three men are all Alaska Railroad employees. Names of those in the yard crew are unknown at this time. Photographer unknown, Jerry W. Ware collection.


Jerry W. Ware retired from the Alaska Railroad and is well known as the ARR track welder who's office was known as the Doll Shop. His father, Wayne Ware was an Alaska Railroad engineer who had a modest collection of small 2"X 4" black and white photos. Jerry has offered these for inclusion in the roster section with credit to the Jerry W. Ware Collection. While these prints are small they are first generation and all provide excellent new views and details when enlarged on your computer screen. The commentary is by Pat Durand and subject to correction by anyone with more information.