Word: railman
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...average 51-hour week, are spread so thin that there is no one to operate more trains. With rail wages as low as they are and the skills needed for many of the jobs as high, there is small hope of making these two ends meet. Many a railman is convinced that the wisest thing to do is to furlough railroaders from the Army. Unless that happens, the railroads are keeping their fingers crossed. At best, they expect the present squeeze on civilians to last until next spring. At worst, they wonder if the wire-taut rail system will stand...