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Order Ascending Order Descending. Member since May, From: South Dakota 12, posts. Posted by Murphy Siding on Sunday, September 09, 4: I'm reading Twilight of the Great Trains, by Fred Frailey, about the end of the railroad passenger era. It seems like, from about , until Amtrak, huge numbers of passenger trains were eliminated.
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When that happened, where did all the people go, who worked on, or supported these trains? Member since April, , posts. Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, September 09, 5: On the Jet Plane or stuck in traffic on the freeway. Posted by Murphy Siding on Sunday, September 09, 8: I guess I meant the railroad employees. Were they just plain downsized out the door? Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 10, 8: Member since July, 16 posts. Posted by josephr33 on Monday, September 10, I don't know exactly, but I'm guessing most the passenger service folks were layed off as the trains contracted. Operations employees might have been reassigned to freight trains.
Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 10, Pullman was it's own "Railroad" with thier own employees wasnt it? Member since August, From: Antioch, IL 3, posts. Posted by greyhounds on Monday, September 10, 8: I went to work for the ICG in , five years after Amtrak took over. There was an effort to keep 'em around until retirement. I'm just your average, everyday, uncivilized howling "anti-government" critic of mass government expenditures for "High Speed Rail" in the US.
And I'm gosh darn proud of that. Posted by Murphy Siding on Monday, September 10, The subject matter is definately interesting. Sometimes, though, I find that some authors could write fairly good books about boring things and do well.
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Fred Frailey is one of those authors. Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 17, 6: Member since September, From: Posted by CG on Tuesday, September 18, 3: People ask where all the passengers went? Our parents and grandparents voted with their tax dollars and through their choices to do away with the passenger trains. Posted by Murphy Siding on Wednesday, September 19, 9: May I ask how many freights went through Altoona then?
Member since October, From: Posted by lvt on Thursday, September 20, On the Pennsy they simply did virtually no hiring. You didn't see too many youngsters running around in train service back then. THe earlier posts are right There were still a number of mail trains on the PRR for bulk mail all the way to the PC; those trains were considered as passenger runs.
Service crews in some cases went from being waiters on trains to waiters in executive dining rooms or snack bar coach attendants on PRR corridor trains. Retirements, bumping and other methods allowed some to stay on and there was a mandatory retirement for a number of years Charlotte, NC 6, posts. Posted by Phoebe Vet on Friday, September 21, 7: Dave Lackawanna Route of the Phoebe Snow.
Posted by Anonymous on Friday, September 21, Member since July, From: Southwestern Florida posts. Posted by Tharmeni on Monday, September 24, Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, October 13, 9: I apologize for taking so long to respond to your question. I have been out of pocket.
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Member since November, From: Posted by f14aplusfl on Sunday, October 14, 8: Member since June, 14, posts. Posted by daveklepper on Sunday, October 14, Posted by al-in-chgo on Friday, October 19, Posted by f14aplusfl on Friday, October 19, 9: Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, October 20, ATK wasn't the only one stiffed re: I know of a company that sent over a fleet of intercity buses that they wouldn't let in, and LA state govt nixed Angel Flight sending in a veritable fleet of multi-engines and bizjets to evac MSY. Word on the street is they were afraid of where the bizjets might take the evacuees since the destinations hadn't been "approved"!
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Murphy Siding Member since May, From: Anonymous Member since April, , posts. CG Member since September, From: Phoebe Vet Member since September, From: Roger K Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. See what travelers are saying: Reviewed October 17, Martha T Huntsville, Texas. Old Train with No comfort to it. Reviewed October 9, Bland C Albany, Georgia. Wonderful train ride with great views and excellant staff to help along the way too.
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