U.S. President's Railroad Commission Memorabilia
Collection Number: 5003 MB
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library
Title:
U.S. President's Railroad
Commission Memorabilia, 1960-1961
Collection Number:
5003 MB
Creator:
U.S. President's Railroad
Commission
Quantity:
0.7 linear ft.
Forms of Material:
Memorabilia.
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and
Archives, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
Two dimensional model of a diesel electric
locomotive
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.
Names:
President's Railroad Commission (U.S.)
Form and Genre Terms:
Memorabilia.
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Restrictions on Use:
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and Procedures for Document Use.
Cite As:
U.S. President's Railroad Commission Memorabilia #5003 MB. Kheel Center for
Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library.
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