SP Scab Trains of Altamont Pass, 1985

"Scab Trains" of Altamont Pass In May of 1985 the Southern Pacific Railroad was preparing for a possible union strike. To train its management crews to operate trains in the absence of union crews, the SP conducted management training on the embargoed SP rail line over Altamont Pass. The union train crews called these the scab trains. It was SP's last use of this famous line. Technorati Tags: Trains , Railroads , Railroading , Southern Pacific , train video , trackwarrants , Altamont , Track Warrants , ssloansjca

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SP Scab Trains of Altamont Pass, 1985 is an episode from Track Warrants by Steve Sloan.

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This episode was published on May 19, 2007.

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