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2. Order of Railway Conductors - Wikipedia

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   Dissolved. January 1, 1969. Headquarters. Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Location. United States and Canada. The Order of Railway Conductors of America (ORC) was a labor union that represented train conductors in the United States. It has its origins in the Conductors Union founded in 1868. Later it extended membership to brakemen.

3. List of railway industry occupations - Wikipedia

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   A railroad section gang — including common workers sometimes called gandy dancers — responsible for maintenance of a particular section of railway.One man is holding a bar, while others are using rail tongs to position a rail.

4. Pullman porter - Wikipedia

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   Pullman porter. A Pullman porter assisting a passenger with her luggage. Pullman porters were men hired to work for the railroads as porters on sleeping cars. [1] Starting shortly after the American Civil War, George Pullman sought out former slaves to work on his sleeper cars. Their job was to carry passengers’ baggage, shine shoes, set up ...

5. Union Pacific railroad to renew push for 1-person crews by ...

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   Union Pacific will renew its push for one-person train crews later this summer when the railroad tests out the idea of having a conductor in a truck respond to problems on trains in Nebraska and ...

6. Union Pacific eliminates management jobs as part of plan to ...

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   November 1, 2023 at 2:23 PM. OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Union Pacific is trimming the ranks of the railroad's management employees as part of the new CEO's push to eliminate layers of bosses involved in ...

7. History of the Union Pacific Railroad - Wikipedia

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   Beginnings: 19th century. The original company, Union Pacific Rail Road (UPRR), was created and funded by the federal government by Pacific Railroad Acts of 1862 and 1864. The laws were passed as war measures to forge closer ties with California and Oregon, which otherwise took six months to reach.