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

REMINDER: In an effort to educate the public on railroad traffic safety, the Green Bay Police Department (GBPD) is partnering with Watco, the parent company of the Fox Valley and Lake Superior Rail System, in “Officer on the Train”, an Operation Lifesaver program. This initiative is taking place TODAY, Tuesday, November 28, 2023, from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. along North Quincy Street between Eastman Avenue and Radisson Street, which is where Watco has reported approximately 25 to 30 near misses b

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