Hello all, any ideas as to where I could get an accout of crew life aboard the Overland Limited? Any books or publications on this subject that come to mind?
Hi,
It has been a few years since I’ve read it but the oral history titled Those Pullman Blues has some insight on the life of a Pullman porter in the later streamliner era:
Also:
Rising From The Rails, Pullman Porters and the Rise of the Black Middle Class
There was a DVD made of this second book that is also worth a look.
Hope that helps, Ed
Besides the Pullman porters, the dining car staff normally would stay on the train the whole way. I did find a website that looks like it might have info for you:
“Focus on Overland Route Dining Car & Passenger Trains prior to 1956”
This is a very useful link, thank you for posting it, wjstix. I found something I am looking for recently:
http://railroadarchives.org/content/brochure-streamliner-fleet-cnw-1937