Word: railroad
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...have read the article "Loafing on the Railroad," which appeared in the Nov. 23 issue, and having done so wanted to express my feelings with respect to this fine piece of writing...
...concise paragraphs, you have outlined the railroad featherbedding issue in a manner understandable to all. "Featherbedding v. an Honest Day's Work" has become a matter of vital interest to the public, and your presentation of this situation is an excellent...
Southern Pacific Railroad Eugene...
Loco Motive. In Newark, Joseph Matthews, 43, lay down on a railroad track between the rails, slept soundly while an engine roared over him, was awakened and arrested for trespassing...
...easy work: from the broken stump of the dam to the sea, a great syrupy sludge of mud coated the valley. National Route 7, the main highway from Paris to Nice and Cannes, ended in a mangle of smashed houses and trees and trucks. A mile of the main railroad tracks linking Paris with the Riviera was uprooted. Most appalling of all was the human toll: at week's end, 323 dead, another 200 still missing...