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BLET member publishes book: "The Life and Times of a Railroad Engineer" (Source: Superior Telegram, September 7, 2012. Bud Hoekstra is a retired CP Rail System/U.S. locomotive engineer and member of Division 494 in Minneapolis, Minn.) SUPERIOR, Wisc. — For people connected to the railroad in some way, “The Life and Times of a Railroad Engineer” is just the ticket to give you the perspective of a railroad engineer with many years of service. Bud Hoekstra of Shell Lake, Wis., has spent the last two years putting together and writing the story of his 42 years serving on the railroad. Full story: Superior Telegram Friday, September 07, 2012 © 1997-2013 Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen

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