The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 erupted on July 14 when the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad cut wages for the third time in a year, triggering America's first multi-state labor uprising. Against the backdrop of the Long Depression—which had driven unemployment to 14 percent and slashed wages by half—railroad workers from West Virginia to California halted freight traffic across the nation. What began in Martinsburg spread to Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Chicago, and St. Louis, drawing supp

Protecting America’s Railroads - Amtrak and BNSF Railroad Police Departments

🚂🚨 Train & Railroad Safety Comes to McDonogh 26 Elementary 🚨🚂 The Gretna Police Department recently partnered with Operation Lifesaver, Union Pacific Railroad Police, Destination Zero Deaths, and the New Orleans Gulf Coast Railroad to bring an important safety program to the students of McDonogh 26 Elementary School. This first-of-its-kind training in Louisiana gave students a unique and interactive look at railroad safety, with the school’s location alongside active train tracks providing t