(Source: Roanoke Times, February 16, 2014)
ROANOKE, Va. — BLET member John Nutter, a retired member of Division 301 (Roanoke, Va.), is a part of the “Cotton to Silk” project, an oral history project organized for the Historical Society of Western Virginia. “Cotton to Silk” records the memories of 22 black employees of N&W, which is today a part of Norfolk Southern.
Prior to his retirement, Brother Nutter served Division 301 as President for 18 years. He hired out in 1987, joined the Brotherhood on February 1, 1992, and retired effective July 1, 2013.
“I came to Norfolk Southern from Greyhound,” he told the Roanoke Times. “I wanted to drive trucks, I wanted to drive a bus and I wanted to run the engine, and I finally got to do all of that.”
To read the full story, and to hear an audio clip of Brother Nutter’s interview, please visit the Roanoke Times website.