[PRCo] Re: Mother, Europe, Pittsburgh.....

[John Swindler]

What happened in Philadelphia in 1944 when PTC tried to hire some black 
operators?  (I don't know details)

John


>From: Ken & Tracie <kjosephson at sprintmail.com>
>Reply-To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>Subject: [PRCo] Re: Mother, Europe, Pittsburgh.....
>Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2003 01:10:08 -0700
>
>Sad indeed. And dare I say we, as a society, are still so infantile when it 
>comes to
>racial matters? Which leads to another question. On the issue of race, 
>where did
>Pittsburgh Railways stand on hiring non white motormen, conductors, bus 
>drivers,
>mechanics, maintenance personnel, etc.? I can't recall seeing photos of non 
>whites in
>such roles until the early PAT years.
>
>I have heard stories about other cities concerning this matter. These 
>transit systems'
>management wasn't directly concerned about an employee's race, but some 
>avoided hiring
>black motormen/drivers due to potential objection by white passengers.
>
>K.
>
>Fred Schneider wrote:
>

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