List,
This is true until they got dorm cars. The dining car
(and lounge/club car) crews worked pretty much the
same way. John
--- rgortowski@a... wrote:
> Leo,
>
> My wife's Aunt was a Nurse/Hostess (or whatever they
> called them) for the
> Chief/El Capitan in 1957/8. She was on duty the
> whole trip and was assigned
> a small compartment to try and grab what sleep she
> could. I also got the
> impression that the sleeping car porters did the
> same. They had a quick turn
> around in California and then back to Chicago. They
> then received a bunch of
> days off before the next trip.
>
> There was a oral history of Pullman Porters - Those
> Pullman Blues: An Oral
> History of the African-American Railroad Attendant
> (available at Amazon.com).
> I read a few years ago and it was quite
> informative.
>
> Rich
>
>
>
>
>
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>
>
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