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I have done extensive research on the Pullman
Conductors' (and porters') work practices i.e. working
agreements, court cases, etc.. By the way, Railroad
Commission of Texas v. Pullman Co. is an important
U.S. Supreme Court case that touches on this subject,
312U.S.496. If any one has questions, I'll try to
answer them.
John D, Mitchell, Jr.
Attorney at Law
--- SilvrDome@a... wrote:
> Leo,
>
> On the Santa Fe, a Chair Car Attendant worked in
> short turns with the
> Conductors and Brakemen. For example, a Chair Car
> Attendant worked the El
> Capitan from Chicago to Kansas City. A fresh
> attendant worked from Kansas
> Ctiy to La Junta, and was replaced by a La Junta -
> Albuquerque Attendant,
> etc. This way, the Chair Car Attendant was awake
> and fresh at any hour to
> assist passengers with locating their seat at night,
> and providing them with
> a pillow, and keeping the chair car swept and clean.
> He could also check the
> carry-on luggage checked in the lower level storage
> area of a Hi-Level Chair
> Car.
>
> Amtrak carried on this practice until about 1974.
> It was decided at that
> time to run the Chair Car Attendant from Chicago to
> Los Angeles. While
> practical on a labor-cost basis, it was a downhill
> move with regards to
> passenger service.
>
> I was fortunate to get the autograph of a former
> Pullman Company Conductor
> (proctected by union contract) working the Amtrak
> "North Coast Hiawatha"
> between Chicago and Minneapolis on the Milwaukee
> Road in 1974. He was one of
> the last Pullman Conductors at that time working on
> American passenger
> trains. Unfortunately, I don't have more
> information with regards to work
> practices for Pullman Conductors.
>
> It would be beneficial to research and document
> working practices of the men
> and women who staffed the great American fleet of
> passenger trains.
>
> Hubert
>
>
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>
>
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