The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-26
TRAINS BEGIN RUNNING
By The Associated Press

10y l. LAoooSA0GSu 1883
Within an hour after the railroad
strike collapsed late yesterday
trains began leaving the nations
terminals, and the government
moved to Forestall any future
paralysis of the nations economy
by labor disputes.
Most railroads expected resump-
ton of normal passenger and
freight schedules by today. and
the government cancelled emer-
gency orders and preparations.
The 48-hour strike ended drama
tically, moments before the 4 pm.
(EST) deadline set by President
Truman.
The house, by a speedy and over
WAelming vote of 306 to IS, passed
and sent to the senate exactly what
the President asked.
Developments
A. F. Whitney, president of the
brotherhood of railroad trainmen,
and Alvanley Johnston, head of
the brotherhood of locomotive m
glneers, accepted President Tru-
mans compromise proposal thew
previously rejected and ordered
their $50, 5000 members back on the
job.
Their move brought these devel-
opments:
l. The railroads Immediately
began scheduleing trains. A Pere
Marquette train for Lansing and
grand Rapids left Detroit with 2
regular crew aboard at 4:50 ON
lEST) predictions on how muc.a
time would be required to hit their
normal stride ranged from two
OR three" hours to 20 hours.
Z. The postmaster general
ordered normal mail service re-
stored to the country at 5 pm.
(Eol), ending a partial strike en-
barge.
3. An order for the movement
or 5000 troops by air from Camp
Campbell, KY, to Chicago was can
celled by the War Department.
4. The Office of Defense Trans
portatlon suspended restrictions on
commercial air traffic and revoked
requirements for trains to give
mail priority over passengers.
Most major roads looked for
normal passenger service by to-
day Sunday, although many be-
gan running trains shortly after
the strike ended. The New York
Central planned service from New
York to St. Louis, Chicago, Cleve-
land, and Toronto last night, but
said no trains originating in Chi
cago would move before today.
The Pennsylvania road started
passenger and freight service and
expected normal schedules by to-
day or Monday. They would have
normal operations within hours aft
er the strike settlement, as did
the New Haven. The Northwestern
looked for normal service out of
Minneapolis-St. Paul last night
and almost a full schedule out of
Chicago. The Southern Pacific,
Northern Pacific and the Missouri
Kansas-Texas railroads planned
for full service by today or to-
night.
The Burlington began moving
freight but did not hope to have
passenger trains out of Omaha be-
fore midnight last night.
Suburban and electric train serv-
ice picked up rapidly last night;
the New York are expected full
resumption within eight hours aft
er the settlement, and the Chicago,
North Shore and Milwaukee cleo
trio road said indications pointed
to a nearly normal schedule be-
fore morning today.
The Pacific Electric railway in
Los Angeles said it would resume
passenger service today, return
ing the city, crippled already by
a local strike, to only a partial
transportation tieup.
At Kansas City, W. N. Deramus,
president of the Kansas City South
ern Lines, said two or three days
would be needed to untangle the