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10/08/2025
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| Date | Destination | Title | Description | Details | Reserve Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/16/26 07:30 PM | On-line Free Public Progrfam. | The Pullman Porter | Kevin Tankersley will give a talk on The Pullman Porter. The Pullman Porter, who were almost exclusively African-American, is a well-recognized figure in the history of railroad passenger trains. August, 2025 marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of their union, the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. Mr. Kevin Tankersley with the National Railway Historical Society, Washington, D.C. Chapter, Inc., will discuss who they were, their job duties, and working conditions within the context of the Pullman Company’s 100-year history. Over time, the Pullman Porters were responsible for significant contributions which altered the social fabric and history of the United States. | The Program is on-line, free, and open to the public. | Register Here. |
| More trip and/or event announcements coming soon. | Stay tuned |
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(6) Conductors and trainmen assigned to the humps will be responsible to see that the route is clear when a train is being shoved from the receiving yard to the apex of the humps and to line necessary track switches for trains to be classified.
Potomac Yard Special Instructions for the Government of Employees of Potomac Yard, Instructions covering the Operation of Hump and Classification of Cars, In effect August 15, 1973.
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