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Three generations of railroading with 140 years of combined railroad service.My Grandfather,Wesley John Bottles,a switchman for the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway and New York Central lines from 1899 to 1948,49 years in Toledo,Ohio. My father,Donald S.Bottles,a police lieutenant for the New York Central System and Penn Central from 1929 to 1972,43 years in Toledo,Ohio.Myself,Ray Bottles,a conductor for the New York Central System,Penn Central,Conrail and CSX Transportation from May 1959 to present,48 years. Standing next to a New York Central S-1B Niagara NYC 6006 4-8-4  N.Y.C.'s biggest weighing in at 840,000 pounds or 420 tons.