![In the late 1800s, a baboon was officially employed as a railroad signalman. He was paid in money and beer and never made a mistake. : r/BeAmazed In the late 1800s, a baboon was officially employed as a railroad signalman. He was paid in money and beer and never made a mistake. : r/BeAmazed](https://i.redd.it/xb3bd3s5lwg91.jpg)
In the late 1800s, a baboon was officially employed as a railroad signalman. He was paid in money and beer and never made a mistake. : r/BeAmazed
![TIL: James "Jumper" Wide worked as a railway signalman in South Africa in the 1880s. He lost his legs in a railway accident and hired a baboon "Jack" to assist him and TIL: James "Jumper" Wide worked as a railway signalman in South Africa in the 1880s. He lost his legs in a railway accident and hired a baboon "Jack" to assist him and](https://i.redd.it/10h9jhxncad51.jpg)
TIL: James "Jumper" Wide worked as a railway signalman in South Africa in the 1880s. He lost his legs in a railway accident and hired a baboon "Jack" to assist him and
Jack the Baboon worked as a signal man on the Cape Town to Port Elizabeth railway in South Africa in the late 19th century. Jack was taught by James... | By The
![The Story of a Baboon Who Served as a Train Signal For 9 Years | by L. Small | THE CURIOSITY | Medium The Story of a Baboon Who Served as a Train Signal For 9 Years | by L. Small | THE CURIOSITY | Medium](https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1400/1*3zvK56jmzfSSqdyX6gdR2g.jpeg)