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This was Brainerd - Dec. 3

...NP Railway shops in Brainerd in 1953 and in purchase of 500 refrigerator cars. John Vanni, superintendent of the Brainerd shops, said there would be no additional employment.80 years ago (1932)Contracts for newsprint and other products...

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Opinion
This was Brainerd

...Vrudny's Warriors since the sport was adopted here. 40 years ago One thousand new boxcars are being built at the Brainerd shops the Northern Pacific Railway announced today. The current program is expected to last through July of 1960. 60 years...

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Features
This was Brainerd

...Shops received special recognition here this week for their safety record. In winning the 1959 safety plaque the Brainerd Shops established the second-best safety record in the company's history. 60 years ago (1940) A musical quiz program...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/042000/new_0420000029.shtml
News
This was Brainerd

...total of 10,820 cars have been constructed giving regular work to hundreds of Brainerd residents. Employment at the Brainerd shops averaged 571 last year when the direct payroll here totaled $2,878,943. 60 years ago (1940) Winning perfect...

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News
Open Forum

...city hall and fire station would be a joint issue. The idea of more liquor licenses gives a message of "drink in Brainerd-shop in Baxter" approach. The feeble excuse of a big restaurant coming to Brainerd does not give reason enough to open...

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Opinion
This was Brainerd

...Dave Reed, city engineer. 40 years ago (1960) The Northern Pacific Railway will build 718 freight cars in the Brainerd Shops under a 1961 improvement program costing $26.4 million. 60 years ago (1940) Disagreeing with "a Daily Dispatch...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/111600/new_1116000031.shtml
News
This was Brainerd

...plaque, symbolic of the best Northern Pacific System Shop Safety Record for 1940, will be presented to the assembled Brainerd shops tomorrow afternoon. 80 years ago (1921) David L. Frayer won a prize at the horseshoe contest at the Elks Picnic...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/061801/new_0618010047.shtml
News
This was Brainerd

...Twenty-five more Burlington Northern workers were notified they would be out of a job last week resulting in the Brainerd Shop's second sizable layoff in a week. 30 years ago (1971) By late summer, St. Joseph's Hospital will have a coronary...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/072001/new_0720010057.shtml
News
Making a prop almost like new

...thickness to stay the same." Hall is certified by the National Marine Propeller Association. He bought his southeast Brainerd shop from Bob House in 1998 and does fabrication work under Bob's Heliarc Welding. His marine welding goes under Precision...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/081801/out_0818010001.shtml
Outdoors
This was Brainerd

...years ago (1942) Full force working full time at the Brainerd Shops of the Northern Pacific is indicative of present activity...shoulders its part of the war load. The 1941 payroll in Brainerd Shops in 1941 was $1,800,000. 80 years ago (1922...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/020102/new_0201020072.shtml
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