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Re: (erielack) The Cigarette Girl

I rode the EL with some regularity through Scranton (4+ times/year) c.61-67 
and distinctly recall the character you describe who would come through the 
coaches with his strange call of "Pay-pee, Pay-pee".  I think he mighe have 
been a 24/7 type as I recall hearing him on #6 and IIRC #10.  This was the 
only such place on the EL I encountered this type of event and it seemed 
somewhat "big city" to me.  Thanks for the recollection.  M J Connor






>From: WSmith5957_@_aol.com
>Reply-To: WSmith5957_@_aol.com
>To: Njricky2_@_aol.com, erielack@lists.railfan.net, PapaG1954@aol.com,   
>ORMONDCATH_@_aol.com
>CC: AriesFreyja_@_aol.com, johnkluge@citcom.net, laurellines@juno.com,   
>railroaddoug_@_erols.com, alfred_runte@email.msn.com
>Subject: Re: (erielack) The Cigarette Girl
>Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2003 20:25:11 EDT
>
>I never heard of this gal, but did u or ur friends ever happen to see the
>heavyset older guy that the DL guys used to let hang around the station &
>sell newspapeers on the trains during the stop in Scranton. He appeared to 
>be
>retarded & would walk thru the coaches  on #s 5 & 6 or 1 & 2 mumbling
>"Peppy??, Peppy??.
>      After a while, I asked around & one of the conductors told me he had
>been a pretty good boxer in the 40s, but took one too many hits to the 
>head.
>The railroaders let him hang around the station in the bagageroom & keep 
>warm
>in the winter & when the trains came in, he'd get on the coaches on one end 
>&
>walk thru selling the Scranton Times or the Tribune. He had an old canvas
>paperbag like us kids used to have. (I had a TIMES route & later a TRIBUNE
>route - they paid more).
>       This was 'workfare' as seen on the DL&W. Hey, we gave tpoor guy a 
>place
>to keep warm & nobody bothered him.
>Regards,
>Walt Smith


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