by markhb
My late grandfather, in his early adulthood, was a timekeeper for a railroad in Connecticut; I wish I knew which one, but I don't. This was, I think, in the 1920's, and I believe he lost his job in the Depression, moved home to Maine and wound up marrying my grandmother. My question is, what is, or was, the role of a timekeeper? If I had to guess I would think it either has something to do with scheduling the trains, or it's related to payroll, but I'm not sure which; all he ever said was that he was a timekeeper and I never thought to ask him before he moved on. TIA.
"...And then I thought, every time some company creates a more powerful locomotive does Superman become more powerful as well or is he stuck at 1938 locomotive power levels?" - A friend of mine elsewhere
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