Harold Erickson, MEC railroader

The Portland Press Herald wrote:Harold Erickson, a retired engineer for the former Maine Central Railroad, who served as general chairman of the United Transportation Union for nearly three decades, died Wednesday after a brief illness. He was 84.

Mr. Erickson joined the Maine Central Railroad in 1953 as a locomotive fireman. In that role, he worked closely with the train's engineer and learned how to run the train. For most of his career, he was an engineer at Maine Central's train yards in Rumford and North Conway, N.H.