The Return of the American Rail Dining Car
EATER
OCTOBER 21, 2021
A New York Times article from 1886 reported that porters could work 37 hours straight, make $16 a month, and have to pay for their own uniforms ($18 a piece) and meals. Managers underpaid and overworked Black cooks and porters, beginning just after the Civil War, to trim the budget. Not everyone agrees with this philosophy. In 2012 Rep.
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