Evening star., 1946-05-26

lows Hall. Alexandria, Some Of them
contended they had lost the strike
when told no information was avail
able concerning the dispute over
railroad rules.
First brakeman to report to The
yard, C. C. Mum, of 1901 Twenty.
first street NV, signed in at 54;
pm. K. L. Linton. of Route /, Alex.
andria, was the first engineer to re.
port The rest reported back so rap.
idly that E. J. Langford, Alexandria
crew dispatcher, had to call for helr
in signing them up.
A 47-car freight train. including
Is refrigerator cars, came over the
hump from receiving to classifica.
ton yard at SIS pm. The train
packed with merchandise, oil anc
gasoline, left the yard shortly after
9 pm. Yard Superintendent J. w
Hall announced that four cars fillec
with hogs and cattle, stranded dur.
ing the walkout, would roll some.
time after midnight
Engines Steamed Up.
So sure were managers of the
Ivy City shops that the strikers
would return after hearing the
Presidents speech to the Nation
last night that they had all en-.
gines steamed up at pm. yes.
terday.
I'VE had enough faith in the
trainmen to know they would be
here this afternoon" a spokesman
commented.
The first regular engineer signec
up at the Ivy City roundhouse
promptly at $40 pm. He was w. H
O'Hara of Frederick, Md, engineer
of the B. g. o. National Limitee
for st. Louis. Before his trair
pulled out at $50, three Pennsyl'
vania Railroad engineers had ar
rived.
| The Baltimore and Ohio freigh
yard reported two of its usual three
yard crews operating last night.
First Trains Due Tomorrow.
AS one of the few hangovers o
the strike, trains coming from dis
tant points may not arrive in Wash
ington before tomorrow. The Asso
citation of American Railroad
announced, however, that it expect
all trains to be running on schedule
by tomorrow evening. Clarke Hun
gerford. vice president in charg'
of operations. said freight may b,
heavy the first part of the weel
because of the strike-period en-
barge.
All restrictive orders issued b,
the Government will be lifted "a
quickly as possible" according t,
Charles H. Buford. ODT manage
of the seized railroads. 1t will re-
quire some time, however, to re-
scind them, since new orders mus
be issued to replace them. he said
The Pennsylvania Railroad re-
ported that its ticket Office, usual,
closed on Sunday, will be oper
today to accommodate passengers
Sleeper Service Resumed.
All railroads said they believe,
complete service would be in effec
this morning The Pennsylvani
and B. g. o. resumed night sleepe
service to New York early today
the B. & o. sleeper leaving at l am
and the Pennsylvania sleepers a
:05 and 2.10 am.
The Chesapeake g. Ohio's Georg
Washington. bound for Cincinnati
and ST. Louis, scheduled to leave a
6:01 pm. finally departed NOR
than five hours late. The Southern
Railways Southerner left at 8:4
pm. from Alexandria for New Or
leans. Passengers at Union Station
were, taken by bus to Alexandra
where they boarded the train.
Later, Southern trains, leaving cl
schedule. started their runs iron
Union Station.
Trainmen began calling the crev
dispatcher's Office at Union Station
to find out If they should come t.
work before the Presidents word
had died out. Every telephone il
the office began ringing almost 81
multaneously, and two clerks threw
rapid-fire answers as fast as the.
could pick up receivers.
Hi, there, Bebbe. You want tt
mark up? OK. You'll be the frs
| out"
mo, there are no more regula