Murdock, James

James Murdock discusses his 50 plus years in the railroad business beginning in the early 1900s. He worked as a brakeman, conductor, trainmaster, and so on, and describes railway work in Ogden, Riverdale, Cheyenne, Omaha, Green River, North Platte, and Evanston. He also recalls railroad work during both world wars, bootlegging problems during Prohibition, and the Great Depression. The interview took place on June 26, 1974.