This Day in Railroad History

August 25

1950

76 years ago

Labor

To avert a threatened strike during the Korean War, President Truman orders S...

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To avert a threatened strike during the Korean War, President Truman orders Secretary of the Army Frank Pace to seize control of the nation's railroads.

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