JAMES SYLVESTER THOMPSON
Born Dwight, Ill., Jan. 28, 1864. Entered service as brakeman, April 8, 1887, age 22.

Suspended six days for cutting off engine at east end of Disko cut off, Dec. 5th, 1889, not setting sufficient number of brakes on the forward part of train. It ran back down the grade into the rear portion, the train having broken in two before engine was cut off. Suspended 15 days for running into NYC&StL train on crossing at Pullman Jct. on Train 84 of Dec. 25th, 1889. Suspended 10 days from May 5 for allowing his train to back in side track at Levings switch foot, to strike after train while sawing out No. 2, April 23, resulting in one flat car being destroyed.

Suspended one week from Nov. 3, 1891 for quarreling with conductor W.H. Laughlin. Reprimanded for running 5 cars at Hedgewisch on No. 33, Sept. 20th, 1893. Suspended 7 days from Nov. 27th for causing delay to No. 1 at North Judson Oct. 12th by switching in Monon "Y" and holding two westbound trains in the block, also being in the way with engine and 3 cars, causing delay to 86 and 2nd 83 at North Judson, Nov. 9th, 1894. Suspended 7 days from July 16th for switching on main track east of Monon crossing at Wilders on No. 30, July 1st, 1895, holding 4th No. 83 on No. 1's block, causing a delay of 18 minutes to No. 1.

Suspended 7 days for setting EFH 1208 load for Chicago off at Boone Grove on 33, Dec. 27th, 1895, simply because it needed a brass. Thus when he got an order to pick car up on 33 of Jan. 8, 1896 and found draft gear timbers broken, instead of chaining it up and taking it to destination he put it back in the siding and went off and left it. Suspended 7 days for hauling Erie 92548, load of slate for Kansas City routed via Hammond, into Chicago on No. 33, Oct. 19th, 1897.