Womack, Mark

Date:
1981-03-11
Length:
60 minutes
Interviewer:
McConnell, Sherrill
Transcription available:
yes
Series:
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Series ID:
9999_006
Interview Number(s):
1981__100
Summary:
Mr. Womack worked for many years for the Nashville, Chattanooga, and St. Louis Railway before it was merged with the L&N Railroad. This interview covers his return to full-time work after college on G.I. Bill. From 1949-1953, he was an operator in various locations in Alabama and Tennessee and an official in 1953. Discusses the 1955 strike and the merger with L&N in 1957.
Topic(s):
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company, Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company--Employees, Railroads--Employees, Nashville, Chattanooga, and St. Louis Railway--Employees, Strikes and lockouts--Railroads, Railroads--Mergers