AMORY ADVERTISER

Amory, Mississippi

The smiling and youthful looking man above is Bert Ellis Lutzenberger who has Just completed his last run for the Frisco Railroad after 45 years and 4 months of continuous service. The picture was made by the News-Advertiser Photographer Wednesday afternoon, May 30, when Mr. Lutzenberger, as conductor, brought In Frisco train No. 236 from Magnolia, Ala. made up of 134 loaded cars, most of them refrigerator cars taking new potatoes to the eastern markets and ore cars transporting ore to various industrial centers to be made into iron and steel.

Greeting the veteran conductor, who achieved the amazing record Of never being in a serious accident or loosing one day from suspension during his entire time, was his wife and daughter, Camille, and several friends and well wishers. He was driven to the Frisco Yard office to make his final report and was greeted warmly by every official and employee there. For many years he has enjoyed the close friendship of his fellow workers. He said he could go on working "but if a fellow is ever going to retire he should do so before getting too old to enjoy life." He plans many happy days fishing and working in the rose gardens with his wife and daughter at their pretty home at 402 2nd Ave. N.

Mr. Lutzenberger, began work with the Frisco Feb. 23, 1911, on the Salem, Missouri branch of the road. Railroading was tough in those days and the pay wasn't too good but it had a certain fascination for "real railroad men," and those rough days made them better qualified to handle the modern day trains.

About 23 years ago Mr. Lutzenberger was transferred to Amory where he served as conductor on the "new line", (Amory to Pensacola). Since that time he has had a regular run and made many friends at the various points served by the Frisco on that division. He in a member of the First Methodist church, Amory Masonic Lodge No. 165, Order of Railway conductors, Order of Railway Trainmen, the Frisco 20 Year Club, Frisco Employees Club, and Was a charter member at the age of 70 of the Frisco Square Dance Club.

Three brothers also served the Frisco but two are deceased and one also retired. The four have a total of 158 years service with the same railroad.

With Mr. Lutzenberger's retirement he passes the tradition of serving the Frisco to his only son, Jerome, who began his service here on the Pensacola division as brakeman, was elevated to the position of Safety Supervisor at Tulsa, Okla. and by a coincidence was promoted to Frisco Terminal Train master at Birmingham the very same day his father retired.