U.S. President's Railroad Commission Memorabilia, 1960-1961
Collection Number: 5003 MB
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Cornell University Library
DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY
Title:
U.S. President's Railroad Commission Memorabilia, 1960-1961
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Collection Number:
5003 MB
Abstract:
Two dimensional model of a diesel electric locomotive
Creator:
U.S. President's Railroad Commission
Quanitities:
0.67 cubic feet
Language:
Collection material in English
The U.S. Presidential Railroad Commission was established by Executive Order No. 10891
of November 1, 1960, to consider a controversy between carriers represented by the
Eastern, Western, and Southeastern Carriers' Conference Committees and the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, the
Order of Railway Conductors and Brakemen, the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, and
the Switchmen's Union of North America.
Specifically, the controversy surrounded the assertion by the carriers that firemen
were not needed on diesel locomotives and that their positions should be eliminated.
The unions, on the other hand, maintained that modern diesel locomotives were much
too complex to be operated by one engineer and that firemen were necessary to ensure
safety. Seventy-nine witnesses appeared before the Commission and statements were
filed on behalf of one hundred and fifty-five additional witnesses.
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U.S. President's Railroad Commission Memorabilia #5003 MB. Kheel Center for Labor-Management
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Names:
President's Railroad Commission (U.S.)
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Two dimensional model of a diesel electric locomotive
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