Word: brakemen
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Conductors and brakemen on the New York Central Railroad are accustomed to seeing sullen, malignant customers riding up the Hudson River in the cars, their wrists manacled to the wrists of impassive burlies who usually sit on the aisle side of the seat. Just before the trains reach Ossining station there is a platform at the base of gray rock bastions which tower above the track. Here the trains stop and the burlies yank their reluctant companions to their feet, shove them shuffling ahead to the end of the car and down the steps. The train pulls out through...
...train gathered speed, they took up positions at the ends of each car?lolled negligently and talked to the brakemen and train guards. Suddenly one of the men whipped out a revolver and fired point-blank at the conductor of the train, who miraculously escaped being hit. At this signal more revolvers cracked, knives darted at the bewildered train guards, all of whom were killed...
...Orleans, delegates to the American Railway Association's annual convention last week discussed the use of radio communication in their business. It will soon be introduced on freight and passenger trains to establish constant communication between the conductor and brakemen, and the engineer. The present methods are steam valve signals (on passenger trains), and arm-waving from freight cabooses...
...regular one hour classes of instruction in the various kinds of work which must be learned before the strike is called will probably begin tomorrow. They will be held by special arrangement with the railroads and will include lessons in firing an engine and in acting as conductors and brakemen...
...railroads in case of a strike, registration of volunteers will continue this afternoon, when the emergency committee in charge of the arrangements in the University will hold office hours in the Lampoon Building from two until four o'clock. All undergraduates interested in working as firemen, conductors or brakemen should a strike be called may obtain information regarding release from college obligations and other details there...