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TO ALL THE GALLANT FELLOWS WHO DOWN THE LONG YEARS OF RAILWAY HISTORY HAVE WORKED THE LOCOMOTIVES UNDER THE DEPRESSING CONDITIONS OF LOW WAGES AND LONG HOURS, AND STILL TOOK THEIR PART IN BUILDING THIS SOCIETY FOR THE EMANCIPATION OF ALL THE FRATERNITY.