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Dan Robirds

July 26, 2005 11:20PM

Most railroads paid by the mile, 100 miles being the basic day. There was an overtime mile rate for over 8 hours. Passenger trains could generally make more miles in a shift, and as such paid less per mile, but about the same per day.

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Freight and Passenger Wage Rates	J. B. Bowers	July 26, 2005 06:53PM
Re: Freight and Passenger Wage Rates	Ken Martin	July 26, 2005 11:03PM
Re: Freight and Passenger Wage Rates	Dan Robirds	July 26, 2005 11:20PM
Re: Freight and Passenger Wage Rates	Rick Steele	July 27, 2005 08:07AM
Re: Freight and Passenger Wage Rates	J. B. Bowers	July 29, 2005 06:15PM
Re: Freight and Passenger Wage Rates	earl	July 29, 2005 06:49PM

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