| Caption: "NP Extra 5141 West prepares to depart Missoula, Montana. The crew: Engineer Otto C. Behner; Fireman M. H. Slenes; Conductor Byron W. Jenison; and Brakemen T. L. Sparks and L. N. Olsen. Engineer Behner is the oldest among these men, having been hired as a fireman in June 1908 and promoted to engineer in October 1917. The youngest is Olsen, hired in February 1937. Ron Nixon rode in the cab with the engine crew to Paradise so as to obtain publicity photos of a string of new refrigerator cars that were in the train. Ron had permission to stop the train anywhere he wished for this purpose. The series of photos of this train between Missoula and Paradise were the results of his effort." |