RIP to a Classic Railroader

[CShaveRR]

CShaveRR
I posted his story about the wheelchair-bound railfan over on Facebook last night; should I do it here as well?

I see no reason why not - some here may not have seen it, and it’s worthy of a tribute all by itself. Just remember to stock up on tissues before you read it.

A Real Christmas Gift…

Got a good reality check today.

Everyone has a bad day once in a while…you know, those days where you could care less about any and everything, catch a good case of the blues, and end up feeling really sorry for yourself?

[mudchicken]

Stunned - BH just called me. This last year has just been rotten.

Mudchicken @ Ames, IA

[jeffhergert]

One of our originating manifests always had some cars for the PTRA. I always looked through the list for those cars and thought Ed would soon be seeing them. Now it won’t feel the same. Good bye Ed.

Jeff

[SD70Dude]

One of the first issues of Trains Magazine I read contained Ed’s story of hiring on with the PTRA. Enjoyed it then, still enjoy it now, along with all the others he took the time to share with us. From the Gulf of Mexico all the way up to the Great White North, he will be missed.

Rest In Peace.

[tree68]

Arrangements:

https://www.frobergfuneralhomeatoakpark.com/notices/EdwardEd-BlysardIII

[Murphy_Siding]

This makes me sad. Ed was always patient with non-railroaders like me. He would explain things on the forum and sometimes by e-mail. I spoke with him for a while on the phone about a year and a half ago after I had been in Houston on a business trip. He was fun to talk to and his accent wasn’t what I was expecting.

The consolation is that Ed is now in a better place. In my mind, that better place probably railfanning with Mookie today.

[samfp1943]

This makes me sad. Ed was always patient with non-railroaders like me. He would explain things on the forum and sometimes by e-mail. I spoke with him for a while on the phone about a year and a half ago after I had been in Houston on a business trip. He was fun to talk to and his accent wasn’t what I was expecting.

The consolation is that Ed is now in a better place. In my mind, that better place probably railfanning with Mookie today.

[tup][tup] Thank You, Norris, and also to Larry for his post!

Again, my condolences to Aimee,and the girls. R.I.P. Ed.

[Gramp]

Very sad. RIP Ed.

[Paul_D_North_Jr]

Somewhere there’s a young man in a wheelchair who is saddened by this news, as am I.

Ed posted some neat photos from time to time, often not available elsewhere. I recall some of locomotive trucks showing the traction motors.

These two items will be only part of his legacy.

I really liked his avatar photo a few years back, in which he looked like an old-time Western sheriff. - kind of like Sam Elliott.

• PDN.

[mudchicken]

This makes me sad. Ed was always patient with non-railroaders like me. He would explain things on the forum and sometimes by e-mail. I spoke with him for a while on the phone about a year and a half ago after I had been in Houston on a business trip. He was fun to talk to and his accent wasn’t what I was expecting.

The consolation is that Ed is now in a better place. In my mind, that better place probably railfanning with Mookie today.

Will always have the visuals about yellow thingies, mirrors on locomotives and gators with sweaters in the swamp to think back and smile about.

[zardoz]

He was a total class act!

He once asked me if I would carry on his little tiny in-joke; and so I shall.

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[rrnut282]

Sad news. RIP sir.