No more drinking on the PRR. I dont think we can imagine early railroading, a couple of drinks may have helped.
lMarch 11, 1854 To reduce on-duty drinking by employees, the Pennsylvania Railroad Road Committee considers ordering a ban on the sale of all liquor and beer on any PRR property and to prohibit stopping trains at any public house where liquor is sold. The order is toned down by amendment to simply prohibiting the sale of liquor on PRR property.
Freddie Krueger said
8:04 AM, 03/11/25
WHAT????
jonnycantdo said
8:42 AM, 03/12/25
It was a different world....
Cy Valley said
8:48 AM, 03/12/25
jonnycantdo wrote:
It was a different world....
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It was a world we can barely imagine. Yes, we can read about it but those folks would be as shocked by all we have now as we would be to be suddenly thrust into that time.
The Krink said
1:49 AM, 03/13/25
It was before drug testing...the good old days/nights. As long as you can function without suspect.
Cy Valley said
4:46 AM, 03/13/25
1854, just a bit before drug testing.
Thunderwagon5000 said
6:30 AM, 03/13/25
Cy Valley wrote:
1854, just a bit before drug testing.
Reading the history it says opium and morphine were available at your pharmacy to relieve cough and diarrhea.
Snippy said
2:18 PM, 04/08/25
Thunderwagon5000 wrote:
Cy Valley wrote:
1854, just a bit before drug testing.
Reading the history it says opium and morphine were available at your pharmacy to relieve cough and diarrhea.
Sounds like Snippy would be leaking while he was coughing. Gotta stop by the druggist on the way tu work.
No more drinking on the PRR. I dont think we can imagine early railroading, a couple of drinks may have helped.
lMarch 11, 1854 To reduce on-duty drinking by employees, the Pennsylvania Railroad Road Committee considers ordering a ban on the sale of all liquor and beer on any PRR property and to prohibit stopping trains at any public house where liquor is sold. The order is toned down by amendment to simply prohibiting the sale of liquor on PRR property.
It was a world we can barely imagine. Yes, we can read about it but those folks would be as shocked by all we have now as we would be to be suddenly thrust into that time.
Reading the history it says opium and morphine were available at your pharmacy to relieve cough and diarrhea.
Sounds like Snippy would be leaking while he was coughing. Gotta stop by the druggist on the way tu work.