Charles (Chuck) Rickey Jr.:  

Yes, as soon as I could afford the ticket, I was in the Bahamas working at a 40,000 acre sugarcane plantation in a number of roles, until '72. Drove big rig over-the-road from '73 to '78. I then was hired at Union Pacific in KC as a switchman/brakeman, working my way up to conductor and finally, engineer. Transfered to Salina, Ks. in '96 and retired in 2006 on a disability retirement. 28 years of jumping on and off rolling boxcars and riding the rails takes a toll on some of us, and the cumulative trauma put me out to pasture. Married wife, Deborah (Dennis) in '76 and we had six kids, 3 and 3, and now have five grandsons and a grandaughter, ...Expand for more