Interviewer
Jennifer Lee Schneider
Files
Description
George Schneider discusses growing up in Helena, Montana, and his experiences in school. He describes working for the Northern Pacific Railway as a fireman, the nature of the job, and the process of how firemen are assigned to particular trains. He describes spending time in Missoula, Montana, getting injured while working as a fireman, and becoming an engineer in 1944. Schneider also discusses the effects of World War Two on the railroads, including the transportation of troops and prisoners of war.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Helena, Montana; Missoula, Montana; World War, 1939-1945; Railroad transportation; Northern Pacific Railway; Railway firemen; Railway engineers
Original Date
10-11-1993
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Unions and Labor Oral History Collection, Archives and Special Collections, Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula
Digital Publisher
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Rights
Copyright to this collection is held by the interview participants and by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula. Permission may be required for use. For further information please contact Archives and Special Collections: (406) 243-2053 / library.archives@umontana.edu
Oral History Number
OH 302-001
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (28 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:50:04 minutes
Local Filename
OH_302_001.mp3; OH_302_001.pdf
Citation
Schneider, George Frank, "George Frank Schneider Interview, October 11, 1993" (1993). Unions and Labor Oral History Collection. 7.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/mtunionsandlabor_oralhistory/7