Evening star., 1950-05-10
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on such engines now. The Penn
sylvania does not. Other lines
whose operations are crippled by
the walkout are the Southern
Railway. serving the South. and
the Santa Fe, a. principal carrier
between Chicago and the Pacific
Coast.
At 8 am. (CST the strike be-
came effective across the Nation.
The brotherhood used a creeping
technique in putting the walkout
in force Instead of a SimuJ-
taneous walkout. the men struck
at 6 am. in their local standard
time zones.
AS result the strike on the
New York Central and Pennsyl-
vania was three hours old when
it started against the Santa Fe
on the Pacific Coast. It was the
first major rail strike since May,
1916.
At least one other railroad was
drawn into the Gripping action
indirectly. The Chesapeake & Ohio
Railway announced cancellation
of service because union members
refused to run c. & o. trains on
tracks shared with struck lines.
Pickets Appear.
The Boston & Albany announced
cancellation of some trains that
normally are hauled to their des-
tination by struck lines.
Pickets representing the $4,000
firemen on strike appeared at
key points.
The tactic of singing out four
principal carriers inconvenienced,
but did not strand, the travelling
public. Trains on runs at the
time of the strikes zero hour con-
tinued on to their terminals.
Travellers between major termi-
nal cities could make their trips
on competing lines. Those relying
on local service of the stricken
lines had to switch to buses or
other modes of transport.
Shipping Transferred.
Big freight customer transferred
their shipping from the struck
lines to alternate systems.
Briefly, here is how the struck
lines are meeting the strike:
New York Centra-125 passen-
ger and 300 freight trains daily
are Cancelled. About $4,000 work.
ers are being made idle. All but
perishable freight moving with
special permits is embargoed.
Pennsylvania-250 of 1000 daily
passenger trains affected. Three
fourths of the roads passenger
operations are concentrated in the
New York Philadelphia Balti-
more Washington area which is
out of the struck western divisions
of the line. Freight west and
north of Harrisburg, Pa, is en-
bargoed. Layoffs confront 10000
workers.
Freight EmbargOed.
Southern-Business is being &C
cepted and trains running ito
the extent manpower is available. "
Before the strike Southern en-
bargoed all freight that could
not reach it's destination before
the walkout deadline. Attempts
will be made to run a train to-
day from Washington to New
Orleans and Atlanta. depending
on manpower.
Santa Fe-four major trains
between Chicago and the Pacific
coast have been Cancelled. The
railroad also embargoed all car
load and less than carload ship
ments of livestock, live poultry
and periShable freight going to,
from, or over lines of the Santa
Fe, Panhandle g. Sante Fe and
Santa Fe Coast Lines.
The dispute has gone through
the long legal processes set up by
the Railway Labor Act and presi-
Dental fact finders have ruled
against the unions. The railroads
have insisted on abiding by the
fact finders verdict.
In Washington, Government Of
ficials expressed doubts that Presi-
dent Truman will invoke a 1917
law permitting Government seiz-
ure and operation of any railroad
in wartime.
Wouldn't Impress Court.
Although the Nation still is
technically at war and the law