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Violet Grimm knew something was wrong when Ruthie, her tenant, came to the door. She looked tired, and she seemed preoccupied and nervous. She was hoping that Violet's husband, Howard, could help her with some luggage. H.J. Mapes was the baggageman on the train that night. He'd been with the Southern Pacific Railroad for 23 years and had managed thousands of bags, so he knew right away that something was wrong with the large steamer trunk that had been loaded in Phoenix. He noticed a strange smell and then when he looked closer, he was sure that it was leaking blood. Don't forget to send in your nomination for the Podcast Listener Of The Year award! Check out our updated website and sign up for our newsletter at AmericanHauntingsPodcast.comWant an episode every week, plus other awesome perks and discounts? Check out our Patreon pageFind out merch at AmericanHauntingsClothing.comFollow us on Twitter @AmerHauntsPod, @TroyTaylor13, @CodyBeckSTLFollow us on Instagram @AmericanHauntingsPodcast, @TroyTaylorgram, @CodyBeckSTLThis episode was written by Troy TaylorProduced and edited by Cody BeckOur Sponsors:* Unknown 9: Awakening releases on October 18, 2024 for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and S, and PC. Pre-order your copy today and learn more about the Unknown 9 universe at unknown9.com/HAUNTINGS.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/american-hauntings-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On October 20, 1931, baggage agents in Los Angeles received a tip that two trunks on the incoming Southern Pacific Railroad could contain contraband material. When the agents located the suspicious trunks, they opened them and were horrified to find within them the dismembered remains of Anne LeRoi and Hedvig Samuelson, two young women who had gone missing in Arizona days earlier. Both women had been shot to death. Railroad agents quickly traced the trunks back to twenty-six-year-old Winnie Ruth Judd, but Judd disappeared into the crowd before authorities could apprehend and question her. Two days later, Judd surrendered to the LAPD, setting off one of the decade's most sensational murder cases and making Winnie Ruth Judd, the “Trunk Murderess,” an object of public curiosity for decades to follow. Some called her a butcher and a psychopath, yet many others found it impossible to believe that she'd acted alone or that she was anything more than an unwilling accomplice. Winnie Ruth Judd was ultimately found guilty of murder and sentenced to death, but her life was spared, and her sentence was overturned when psychiatrists determined her to be mentally incompetent and she was sent to a psychiatric institution. Judd spent thirty years in an Arizona mental institution, from which she escaped and was recaptured six times, before finally winning parole in 1971. Thank you to the incredible Dave White of Bring Me The Axe Podcast for research and writing support! ReferencesArizona Daily Star. 1932. "Testimony in Judd trial is before jurors." Arizona Daily Star, February 7: 1.—. 1932. "Winnie Judd breaks under trial's strain." Arizona Daily Star, January 22: 1.Associated Press. 1932. "Winnie Judd guilty, must hang for murder." Arizona Daily Star, February 9: 1.—. 1932. "Mrs. Judd guilty of first degree murder." New York Times, February 9: 1.—. 1939. "Mrs. Judd, slayer, escapes asylum." New York Times, October 26: 27.Bommersbach, Jana. 1992. The Trunk Murderess: Winnie Ruth Judd. New York, NY: Simon and Schuster.Los Angeles Evening Express. 1931. "Youth reveals sister's story." Los Angeles Evening Express, October 20: 1.Los Angeles Times. 1931. "Doctor wants to hunt wife." Los Angeles Times, October 21: 9.—. 1931. "Trunk murder suspect dodges great dragnet." Los Angeles Times, October 21: 1.—. 1931. "Trunk seeker ex-employee." Los Angeles Times, October 20: 2.New York Times. 1932. "Alienist asserts Mrs. Judd is sane." New York Times, February 4: 9.—. 1931. "Confession letter laid to Mrs. Judd." New York Times, October 25: 3.—. 1931. "Mrs. Judd gives up in trunk murders." New York Times, October 24: 3.—. 1932. "Mrs. Judd to die on scaffold May 11." New York Times, February 25: 44.—. 1971. "Winnie Ruth Judd free on parole." New York Times, November 30: 53.Stanley, Thiers. 1931. "Fears grip Mrs. Judd." Los Angeles Times, October 31: 1.Tucson Citizen. 1931. "Accomplice sought." Tucson Citizen, October 20: 1.—. 1932. "Eludes guard while mother is on stand." Tucson Citizen, January 26: 1.—. 1931. "Student tells of trip to claim bodies of victims." Tucson Citizen, October 20: 1.United Press International. 1982. "Trunk murderer wins big court settlement ." UPI Archive, December 31.Winnie Ruth Judd v. State of Arizona. 1932. 41 Ariz. 176 (Ariz. 1932) (Supreme Court of Arizona, 12 December 12).See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This Day in Legal History: Corporations Are “Persons” Under 14th AmendmentOn May 10, 1886, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a landmark decision in the case of Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad Company, fundamentally altering the legal landscape for corporations in the United States. This ruling established that corporations were to be considered "persons" under the Fourteenth Amendment and were thus entitled to equal protection rights under state law. The decision arose from a dispute involving Santa Clara County and the Southern Pacific Railroad, which contested certain tax assessments on the grounds that they were discriminatory against the corporation.The Supreme Court, without directly addressing the issue in the oral argument or written opinion, allowed the notion that corporations were persons for the purpose of the Fourteenth Amendment to stand, based on a headnote by the court reporter, which was not part of the official opinion. This headnote indicated that the Chief Justice had acknowledged corporate personhood in relation to the amendment during the proceedings. Although it did not form part of the decision, this assertion guided future interpretations of corporate rights in the U.S.As a result, the ruling provided corporations with expanded protections that had originally been intended to protect the rights of former slaves. Over time, this interpretation has been used to defend corporations in various legal battles, granting them rights comparable to those of individual citizens in many respects. This includes the right to a trial by jury, the right to protection from unreasonable searches and seizures, and the right to free speech.The implications of the Santa Clara decision have been far-reaching and controversial. Critics argue that it has led to an excessive amount of power being held by corporations, influencing political processes and public policy disproportionately. Supporters, however, see the ruling as essential for ensuring that businesses can operate on a level playing field, free from unfair government interference.The Santa Clara case remains a pivotal point in legal history, frequently cited in discussions about the balance between corporate power and public control. It opened the door to subsequent legal challenges and rulings that continue to shape the interaction between corporations, individuals, and the government in the United States. The ongoing debates surrounding corporate influence in politics and society trace back to this seminal Supreme Court decision, underscoring its significance in American legal history.The Biden administration is considering a proposal by Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) and other groups to use U.S. Code § 1498 to seize patents for the cancer drug Xtandi, manufactured by Astellas Pharma, without paying royalties. This move, aimed at reducing the drug's cost, represents a more aggressive stance toward pharmaceutical pricing, leveraging the government's legal abilities to override private patents under specific conditions. Xtandi, costing over $14,000 monthly for uninsured patients, has been a focal point in debates over drug prices. The proposal suggests that because Xtandi was developed with government grants, existing laws provide a mechanism for the government to authorize generic production without compensating the patent holder. Critics, including former US Patent and Trademark Office head Andrei Iancu, argue that this interpretation distorts patent laws and undermines the Hatch-Waxman Act, which regulates drug patent exclusivities and generic entry. Despite skepticism about the administration adopting this aggressive approach, proponents see it as a viable strategy to control drug prices and alter pharmaceutical company behaviors without the need for compensation, sparking a significant legal and ethical debate on the extent of government intervention in private industry.Cancer Drug Price-Cutting Pitch Mulled by HHS as Industry WaitsThe Biden administration and several civil rights groups, including the ACLU, have filed lawsuits against the state of Iowa to challenge a new law, S.F. 2340, which authorizes the arrest and prosecution of individuals who re-enter the U.S. after deportation. The law, signed by Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds, makes "illegal reentry" into Iowa a criminal offense punishable by up to two years in prison and permits state judges to order deported individuals to return to their home countries. Both the federal government and civil rights organizations argue that this state law unlawfully conflicts with federal immigration law and its established procedures for handling illegal entries and deportations. This Iowa law also fails to exempt individuals with legal status in the U.S., such as asylum seekers and visa holders. This move by Iowa reflects a broader trend among Republican-led states, influenced by similar laws in Texas and recently Oklahoma, aiming to enforce immigration laws due to perceived inaction by the federal government on illegal border crossings. A U.S. appeals court recently blocked a similar law in Texas, citing its inconsistency with federal jurisdiction over immigration matters.Biden administration, civil groups sue Iowa over immigrant arrest law | ReutersElon Musk may be required to provide additional testimony in the SEC's investigation into his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter. During a court hearing in San Francisco, U.S. District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley considered the SEC's request to compel Musk to testify, following another judge's earlier ruling in favor of the agency. The SEC is investigating whether Musk violated federal securities laws during his 2022 purchase of Twitter, now renamed X, particularly concerning his stock purchases and related public statements and filings. Musk had previously participated in the investigation via two videoconference sessions and had provided documents. His legal representation argued that further testimony would impose an undue burden on him, given his responsibilities to multiple companies. The judge questioned the argument that Musk's busy schedule should exempt him from compliance with securities laws. This legal battle is part of an ongoing feud between Musk and the SEC that dates back to a 2018 incident where Musk tweeted about having funding secured to take Tesla private.Elon Musk may be compelled to testify again in SEC's Twitter takeover probe | ReutersThe American Bar Association (ABA) is considering endorsing alternative pathways to lawyer licensing that do not involve passing the traditional bar exam, signaling a significant shift from its longstanding pro-exam stance. This reconsideration is spurred by a task force formed to evaluate the ABA's existing policies, which since 1921 have primarily supported the bar exam as a requisite for legal practice. The draft policy, set for discussion on May 17, encourages states to develop diverse licensing methods. This change comes in response to actions by states like Oregon and Washington, which have already implemented alternatives such as apprenticeships and skills coursework to bypass the bar exam. The ABA's move aligns with efforts to address racial and socioeconomic disparities in bar exam pass rates, which show significantly lower success rates among minority test takers. The National Conference of Bar Examiners acknowledges the ABA's new direction as it prepares to launch a revised bar exam in 2026, highlighting the ongoing evolution in standards for entering the legal profession.Bar exam alternatives, long out of favor with ABA, make inroads | ReutersThe U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is set to finalize two significant rules aimed at enhancing the planning and funding mechanisms for long-distance electric transmission lines. These rules are designed to facilitate the development of a more robust national power grid and address the increasing demand driven by renewable energy sources and electric vehicles. The first rule mandates regional grid planners to develop at least 20-year plans that consider a broad range of benefits, updating the less effective 2011 guidelines. The second rule potentially allows FERC to issue permits for transmission lines even if they are denied by states, focusing on national interest corridors identified by the Department of Energy.The proposed rules have sparked concerns regarding the traditional role of state regulators in siting and permitting transmission lines and the potential sidelining of competitive bidding processes, which some argue could increase costs and project delays. However, proponents argue that the new rules will facilitate much-needed investment in the transmission infrastructure necessary to meet future energy demands and reduce longstanding disparities in regional transmission capabilities. The discussion is also heavily centered around equitable cost allocation, aiming to distribute costs in alignment with the derived benefits, a topic that has historically been contentious and frequently litigated. These regulatory changes are occurring amidst broader administrative efforts to modernize and expand the U.S. electric grid to support a clean energy future.Transmission Rules to Back Planning of Long-Range Power LinesThis week's closing theme is by Bedřich Smetana.Bedřich Smetana, a towering figure in Czech music, stands as one of the pioneering composers of the 19th century, especially noted for his development of a distinctly Czech musical style. Born on March 2, 1824, in Litomyšl, now part of the Czech Republic, Smetana was a child prodigy in both violin and piano. He grew up immersed in a rich cultural atmosphere that fueled his passion for music, leading him to compose from an early age.His early career was marked by the struggle for recognition, balancing a desire to compose with the need to earn a living as a teacher and conductor. Despite these challenges, Smetana's nationalist spirit found expression in his music, which often incorporated Czech folk themes and stories. By the 1860s, he had established himself as a central figure in Prague's musical life, becoming the principal conductor of the Provisional Theatre, where he championed the cause of Czech music.Smetana's personal life, however, was fraught with tragedy. He suffered the loss of his beloved wife and some of his daughters, and later, he was struck with deafness. Yet, these personal hardships only deepened the emotional depth of his compositions. One of his most famous works, "Má vlast" ("My Country"), is a cycle of six symphonic poems that celebrates the Czech landscape, history, and legends.Among these poems, "Vltava" (known in German as "Die Moldau") is perhaps the most internationally celebrated. It beautifully captures the course of the Vltava River as it flows through the Bohemian countryside, underlining Smetana's mastery of orchestral color and melodic contour. This piece serves as a vivid sonic portrait of the Czech landscape, intertwining folk music with the river's thematic journey through the countryside.Today, as we conclude our week, we turn to this poignant piece from Bedřich Smetana's "Má vlast." Without further ado, "Vltava," or "The Moldau," from Bedřich Smetana's symphonic poems "Má vlast" or "My Country." Get full access to Minimum Competence - Daily Legal News Podcast at www.minimumcomp.com/subscribe

The rise of the Southern Pacific Railroad in California owes a great deal to the citrus industry and vice versa. Ben Jenkins joins the show to discuss how these two industries came to define the state during the Gilded Age and Progressive Era.Essential Reading:Benjamin Jenkins, The Octopus's Garden: How Railroads and Citrus Transformed Southern California (2023).Recommended Reading:Genevieve Carpio, Collisions at the Crossroads: How Place and Mobility Make Race (2019).Jared Farmer, Trees in Paradise: The Botanical Conquest of California (2017). Phoebe Kropp, California Vieja: Culture and Memory in a Modern American Place (2008).Richard J. Orsi, Sunset Limited: The Southern Pacific Railroad and the Development of the American West, 1950-1930 (2007).Douglas Sackman, Orange Empire: California and the Fruits of Eden (2007). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we have a very special guest - Ralph Coltrin Boy Scout Survivor of Mount Baldy On November 15, 1958, three Boy Scouts were lost in the Santa Rita Mountains. They were unprepared for the sub-freezing weather brought on by a snowstorm. Three other boys made it out of the mountains, but the search for the missing boys lasted until their bodies were found Dec. 4, 1958. After a massive but fruitless search for the lost Scouts by 700 volunteers, a rancher finally found the three bodies east of Josephine Saddle on Dec. 4. Soldiers from Fort Huachuca stacked rocks and erected crosses where the boys were discovered. Then they carried Mike Early, Michael LaNoue and David Greenberg off the mountain. In August 1959, Ralph Coltrin Jr., who was just 12 on the day of the hike, returned to the site with John Early, Mike's father. They carried three small markers fashioned by a Southern Pacific Railroad metalworker. They found the three stone piles and wooden crosses and wired the metal markers with each boy's name to the memorials. Thirty years later, in 1988, Coltrin returned and found two of the markers deteriorating. The third, Michael LaNoue's, was missing. He decided to take the markers off the mountain. Greenberg went to his family, but by then the Early family was gone and the metal marker was placed in the Otis H. Chidester Scout Museum in Tucson. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/damon-ellison4/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/damon-ellison4/support

We have an interesting this day in colonialism, I'm sorry legal, history today: on May 19, 1848 Mexico ratified the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, ending the Mexican–American war and ceding about half of Mexico's territory to the United States. The treaty did not explicitly list the territories to be ceded and avoided addressing the disputed issues that led to the war, such as the validity of Texas's independence and its boundary claims. Instead, it established the new U.S.-Mexico border, describing it from east to west as the Rio Grande northwest to the southern boundary of New Mexico, then due west to the 110th meridian, and north along the 110th meridian to the Gila River. From there, a straight line was drawn to one marine league south of the southernmost point of the port of San Diego.Mexico conceded about 55% of its pre-war territory in the treaty, resulting in an area of approximately 1.97 million km². The region between the Adams-Onís and Guadalupe Hidalgo boundaries, excluding the territory claimed by the Republic of Texas, is known as the Mexican Cession. It includes present-day California, Nevada, Utah, most of Arizona, and parts of New Mexico, Colorado, and Wyoming.The treaty protected the property rights of Mexican citizens living in the transferred territories and required the United States to assume $3.25 million in debts owed by Mexico to U.S. citizens. Mexican residents were given one year to choose American or Mexican citizenship, with over 90% opting for American citizenship. Article XI of the treaty addressed Indian raids into Mexico, but it proved unenforceable, leading to continued raids and later annulment in the Treaty of Mesilla.The land acquired through the treaty became part of nine states between 1850 and 1912, including California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Texas, Colorado, Oklahoma, and New Mexico. The cost of the acquisition was $16,295,149, or about 5 cents per acre. The remainder of New Mexico and Arizona was later peacefully purchased through the Gadsden Purchase in 1853, which aimed to accommodate a transcontinental railroad. The construction of the railroad was delayed due to the American Civil War but was eventually completed in 1881 as the Southern Pacific Railroad.Five TikTok users from Montana have filed a lawsuit in federal court to challenge the state's ban on the Chinese-owned platform. The ban, signed into law by Montana Governor Greg Gianforte, is set to take effect on January 1, 2024, and prohibits TikTok from being offered on app stores operated by Google and Apple within the state. The users argue that the state is overstepping its authority by attempting to regulate national security and suppress speech, which they believe violates their First Amendment rights. They compare the ban to banning a newspaper due to its ownership or published ideas. Montana's attorney general, Austin Knudsen, who is responsible for enforcing the law, expressed readiness to defend it against legal challenges. TikTok, owned by China's ByteDance, has faced calls for a nationwide ban in the United States over concerns of Chinese government influence. The plaintiffs in the lawsuit include a swimwear designer, a former Marine Corps sergeant, a rancher, a student of applied human physiology, and a content creator who earns revenue from humorous videos. TikTok has denied sharing data with the Chinese government and condemned Montana's ban as an infringement on First Amendment rights. The case has been assigned to Judge Donald Molloy, who was appointed by former President Bill Clinton in 1995. Violations of the ban could result in fines for TikTok, but not users (for now).TikTok users file lawsuit to block Montana ban | ReutersThe US Supreme Court has issued a ruling in a patent dispute between Amgen Inc. and Sanofi/Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc., clarifying the scope of the patent law requirement known as enablement. The decision affirms a narrow interpretation of the requirement, allowing more pharmaceutical companies to compete in the same areas of research and development. The ruling prevents a single company from monopolizing an entire research area through broadly defined patents and raises questions about the validity of certain antibody patents. The court upheld a lower court's decision to invalidate two Amgen patents related to its cholesterol drug Repatha, emphasizing the need for patent applications to provide enough information to enable others in the field to make and use the claimed invention. The decision cites historical cases to support its interpretation of the enablement standard. The ruling is expected to have implications for the biotech industry, potentially de-risking projects for companies with antibody intellectual property and encouraging more research and development. Inventors are likely to file longer patent applications and focus on concrete examples to avoid invalidation of their claims. The decision also casts doubt on the convention of conservative amino acid substitutions being covered by patent applications.In Amgen-Sanofi Decision, High Court Sticks to Patent Law ScriptThe U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in a 7-2 decision that state militias, including the Ohio National Guard, can be compelled to engage in collective bargaining with unions by the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA). Justice Clarence Thomas, writing for the majority, stated that state militias function as federal agencies when employing technicians who have both civilian and military roles. As a result, the FLRA has jurisdiction over them concerning those employees. Ohio had argued that the U.S. Department of Defense, rather than state militias, should be responsible for negotiating with unions representing technicians. The decision upholds the power of the FLRA to hear disputes between the National Guard and unions, based on a ruling by the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in 2021. Justices Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch dissented, contending that the FLRA's authority is limited to federal agencies and that National Guards do not become federal agencies solely through delegated tasks.U.S. labor agency has power over state militias, Supreme Court rules | ReutersCrypto exchange FTX, which filed for bankruptcy in November, has initiated legal action to recover over $240 million it paid for stock trading platform Embed. FTX has filed three lawsuits in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, accusing former FTX insiders, including founder Sam Bankman-Fried, Embed executives, including founder Michael Giles, and Embed shareholders of misconduct. FTX alleges that Bankman-Fried and others misused company funds to acquire stakes in Embed without conducting proper investigations. FTX closed the Embed acquisition just weeks before its bankruptcy, and the current CEO described the actions leading to the collapse as "old-fashioned embezzlement." FTX's recent attempt to sell Embed resulted in an offer of only $1 million from Giles, indicating a significant disparity between the acquisition cost and the company's actual value. FTX claims that Embed's software was essentially worthless and alleges that little investigation was conducted before the purchase. FTX seeks to recover $236.8 million from Giles and Embed insiders and $6.9 million from Embed minority shareholders.FTX seeks to claw back over $240 million from Embed acquisition | ReutersThis is a bit of news that actually dropped last week, but kind of flew under the radar. The Judicial Conference's Executive Committee has determined that the COVID-19 emergency no longer impacts the operation of federal courts. As a result, a 120-day grace period will begin on May 24, during which federal courts can maintain remote public audio access to civil and bankruptcy proceedings, similar to the arrangements made during the pandemic. However, the grace period does not extend to virtual criminal proceedings, which ceased on May 10 as permission granted under the CARES Act expired. The Judicial Conference Committee on Court Administration and Case Management will continue to assess potential changes to the broadcasting policy for civil and bankruptcy proceedings based on data collected during the pandemic and is expected to present a report in September.Judiciary Ends COVID Emergency; Study of Broadcast Policy Continues | United States CourtsDeutsche Bank has agreed to pay $75 million to settle a lawsuit filed by women who claimed they were abused by Jeffrey Epstein, the late financier. The settlement resolves a proposed class action and addresses accusations that Deutsche Bank facilitated Epstein's sex trafficking activities by failing to identify red flags in his accounts. Epstein was a client of the bank from 2013 to 2018. The settlement is subject to approval by U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff, who has scheduled a preliminary hearing for June 1. Two similar lawsuits against JPMorgan Chase & Co, another bank associated with Epstein, remain unresolved.Deutsche Bank to pay $75 million to settle lawsuit by Epstein accusers | Reuters Get full access to Minimum Competence - Daily Legal News Podcast at www.minimumcomp.com/subscribe

Santa Ana, California is often called "Downtown Orange County" for good reason: it's the hub of government, finance, and culture for the county. Hear all about the neighborhoods, history, architecture, and special events when Wendy Haase visits TRAVEL ITCH RADIO at 8p EDT Thursday, March 23. Listen live on iTunes or BlogTalkRadio.com as Dan Schlossberg and Maryellen Nugent Lee ask her about the founding of the city, its incorporation, and the big breakthrough it made with the advent of the Southern Pacific Railroad. TRAVEL ITCH RADIO is now in its 12th year and this will be show #496.

Please be my Valentine! That is not only a warm, sweet, sometimes romantic sentiment people express in mid-February on a frilly, red card. It's also the name of a third-century saint who literally lost his head, a ninth-century pope whose reign lasted only 40 days, three Roman emperors, a very good Mexican hot sauce… and a tiny town in Texas. That town has a genuinely sweet story to tell and a unique role to play in the sending of thousands of Valentine's Day sentiments to people around the world. Valentine, Texas, population 217, was founded by the Southern Pacific Railroad in the 1880s and reportedly was named for one of the corporation's big shareholders. Nothing romantic about that. But in recent years, would-be cupids have turned the town's name and – believe it or not – its one-room post office into a center of affectionate expression. What happened is that romantics from distant places began to batch-up their pre-addressed, stamped Valentines and zip them to this postal outpost way out on the Texas-Mexico border. Why? Because, to give their sentimental missives extra oomph, they wanted them to bear the special touch of being mailed from an actual place named Valentine. The greatest thing about our public postal workers is that they literally deliver, and the Valentine branch goes the extra mile to provide this loving gesture – at no extra charge. Ismelda Ornelas, Postmaster of the 79854 office, handstamps each envelope herself. Indeed, the Valentine post office is now officially designated the “Love Station.” Moreover, the local school district holds an annual art contest among students to design each year's Valentine postmark, which is then stamped on each envelope. See, while the media tells us our world is going to hell, here's another grassroots example of loving, creative people going the other way. Happy Valentine's Day!

Almost 70 years ago this year, a street musician named Jesse “Lone Cat” Fuller recorded his new song, “San Francisco Bay Blues,” for the World Song label.Nowadays that particular 1954 recording is a collector's item, but the world really didn't start knowing this rocking number until 1962 when Fuller recorded a one-man band rendition, which appeared on a Smithsonian Folkways compilation called “Friends of Old Time Music.” After that… well, everybody seemed to know it.Folk singer Ramblin' Jack Elliott was perhaps the first to embrace it and perform it around the clubs and the studios. With that, it entered the canon of many a trouper, from Tom Rush to Richie Havens to Peter, Paul and Mary.Since then, the song has had an extraordinary number of covers, by Bob Dylan and Jim Kweskin, by Jim Croce and The Weavers, by Hot Tuna and Janis Joplin.Even The Beatles, minus George Harrison, performed a version of ‘San Francisco Bay Blues' during the Get Back/Let it Be sessions on Jan. 14, 1969. And John Lennon recorded an unreleased version of the song during the Imagine sessions in May 1971, while McCartney performed ‘San Francisco Bay Blues' often during his solo concerts in San Francisco. It was played more frequently still at his soundchecks around the world.Eric Clapton performed the song on MTV Unplugged in 1992 during the taping in England. The live album earned six Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year.Lone Cat's BackstoryIn the decades before “San Francisco Bay Blues” made its mark, Jesse Fuller rambled along quite a winding path. Born Jonesboro, Ga., in 1896, he grew up with foster parents and did numerous jobs: grazing cows for 10 cents a day; toiling in a barrel factory, a broom factory and a rock quarry; working on a railroad and for a streetcar company; shining shoes; even peddling hand-carved wooden snakes at one point.As a young man, the 1920s found him living in southern California, where he operated a hot-dog stand. It was in those heady Roarin' Twenties days that he was befriended by silent film legend Douglas Fairbanks, who helped him work briefly as an extra in The Thief of Bagland (1924) and East of Suez (1925).Come the Depression, Fuller moved north to Oakland, across the bay from San Francisco, where he worked for the Southern Pacific Railroad as a fireman, spike driver and maintenance-of-way worker. Around the early 1950s, Fuller began making a living as a street musician, working solo as “The Lone Cat” and busking for money. Starting locally, in clubs and bars in San Francisco and across the bay in Oakland and Berkeley, Fuller became more widely known when he performed on television in both the Bay Area and in Los Angeles.And then came That Song.Our Take on the TuneHonestly, we don't remember when we started doing this one. Twenty years ago, “San Francisco Bay Blues” was the rollicking final track on our first album, but it was already an old number with us.And lately it's back in the repertoire with lively solos by the whole crew. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit 1937flood.substack.com

Alameda's Innovative Streetcars with Dennis EvanoskyHost Scott Piehler is on assignment this week; instead we present Alameda Post's Editor and resident Tour Guy, Dennis Evanosky. In this week's special episode,  Dennis talks about the history of streetcars in Alameda, from the earliest horse-drawn cars that started in the 1870s, to the electrification of the lines in the 1890s, until the last Big Red ran in the 1940s.  This information and more makes up our July series of history walking tours, "Alameda's Innovative Streetcars." We cover the horsecars during our July 9 tour, on July 16 we talk about how the AO&P line electrified, and on July 23, we walk along Fernside Boulevard, a right-of-way that the Southern Pacific Railroad built especially to accommodate the ‘Big Reds.' To get tickets and more information, please visit our History Walking Tour information page. In addition to being our Editor, Dennis Evanosky is an award-winning East Bay historian, and author of many books about East Bay and Alameda history. He also leads history walking tours for the Alameda Post, covering a variety of subjects, from the environment to architecture to transportation to politics.For more podcast information, please visit AlamedaPost.com/Podcast. For more event information, please see AlamedaPost.com/Events, or visit AlamedaPost.com for more Alameda news and information.Support the show

In this episode you will hear Carlos Hank talk about when he was young he learned how to hustle.  Carlos was 15 years old and worked as a laborer on construction sites doing what was needed of him to help out on the sites.  Carlos' Mom worked as a union laborer and his Dad worked for Southern Pacific Railroad as a bridge tender, his Dad taught him you must be ready to invest and take advantage of opportunities when they come.  When Carlos received his first paycheck from construction he gave it to his Mom because his family was not well off and he felt the family needed it.  The other paychecks he would receive he would go out with his friends and he became a spender.  When Carlos joined the Military he was not making very much money, he was married and had to have a very tight budget.  Carlos sought out a Mentor in the Military and discovered he needed to grow in the ranks to be able to increase his salary.  During his time in the Military he met a guy in the squadron that looked like he had a lot of money and was probably the same rank as him. This individual invited Carlos to the enlisted club to a class he was holding and he learned about investing.  Carlos and his wife realized they were wasting money on items when they should be investing.  Continue listening to hear the path that Carlos took to get where he is now.

This is an episode in our weekly series titled 'Primary Source Tuesday.' Each Tuesday we have a reading from a particularly interesting historical item. Sometimes it's a historical tidbit that wasn't quite beefy enough to make a full column out of; other times, an especially interesting old newspaper article; frequently it's a short story from one of the frontier literary magazines that thrived in Oregon at the end of the 19th century. Today it's a lengthy interview with a garrulous, tall-tale-telling old Telegraphers' Union man, George Estes, who spoke at length to WPA writer Andrew Sherbert about the old days, when he was the lead negotiator across the table from Southern Pacific Railroad brass. and the time he persuaded Nicholas II, Czar of All the Russias, to intervene with a recalcitrant telegrapher who needed to be persuaded to join the union. (For text and PDFs, see https://www.loc.gov/item/wpalh001955/)

Sights and Sounds is your weekly guide to the Bay Area arts scene through the eyes and ears of local artists. During the pandemic, we're offering suggestions for ways to experience art and culture at home or through social distancing. On this episode, host Jenee Darden speaks with theater director Michael French. RAW Raw Afro Writing RAW is a virtual space for people of African descent to bring “uncooked, unprepared, and unseasoned” writing to develop and perfect in community. The group meets on Zoom twice a month to write, read and share. There is no limit and no judgment. Sign up through their Instagram page. The next session is February 27th. Binding Ties: The 16th Street Station We can leave the house for this pick! However, we must stay in our cars. "Binding Ties: The 16th Street Station" is where theater meets film. It's about Southern Pacific Railroad workers, and Oakland’s Black and immigrant communities in the first half of the 20th century. This is the first production of the

Today I’ve got a story for you all that I think illustrates a point about goal setting. As I have talked about, many times in the past, I grew up in a very small town in the Central Valley of California called Valley Home.  It is a tiny, triangular shaped farming town north of Oakdale and east of Escalon.  It lies right in the northern sliver of Stanislaus County where the county seat is Modesto.     Valley Home was originally named Clyde, when a tiny train stop of the Southern Pacific Railroad was created between Stockton and Oakdale in 1871.  Clyde remained just a small stopping point for the railroad until about 1903 when a bunch of German immigrants moved to the area and created a settlement.     Chief among these immigrants was FD Volkman, and the house I grew up in had actually been purchased from his family by my parents in 1972.  FD convinced the railroad to build a depot there, and this led to many other German’s settling the area and starting farms.     There happened to be another train stop nearby that was also called “Clyde”, and that was plenty of pre-text for the townspeople to call for a name change to the town.  They renamed the settlement “Thalheim”.  When you translate “Thalheim” from German to English it means “home in the valley”.     This all went along very well until about 1914 until a little conflict in Europe, that we now call World War I, broke out.  As anti-German sentiment built in the United States the residents felt the pressure to not have such a German sounding name.  At the same time, they loved their new country and wanted to demonstrate their patriotism.  So, the decision was made to change the name of the town to its English translation, and the town was named “Valley Home”.  That is the name that this small farming community still bares today.     I talk about Valley Home frequently on the Off-Farm Income Podcast as a large part of my heart remained there when I was forced to take up residence in the City Of Modesto at age 14.  So much so, that we call our current farm in Kuna, Idaho “Thalheim Acres”.  However, instead of raising cattle in the Central Valley Of California as I always thought I would, we now raise them in the Treasure Valley of Idaho.  Never the less, we have our home in the valley, and we love it and swell with pride when we talk about it.     I’m telling you this story about Valley Home in large part because I like to tell stories about the place in which I grew up.  But, to make the point I want to make about goal setting in today’s episode I want to tell you about how I first recognized how big goals help you accomplish big things.  And, I want to tell you what the Southern Pacific Railroad and Valley Home had to do with that.     The Southern Pacific railroad operated that spur between Stockton and Oakdale for well over 100 years.  So, when I was growing up in Valley Home the train ran through town at least twice per day, sometimes more.  My house was separated from the train tracks by Valley Home Road.  My window faced the tracks, so when the train came through at night while I was laying in bed I would listen to it and listen to it blow its horn.    Through the miracle of modern technology and an incredible hunting app called OnX, I can tell you the precise distance from my bedroom window, where the head of my bed sat, to where the railroad tracks used to be - 51 yards.  So, there was a mere 153 feet separating me from that rolling, steel behemoth, when it came through at night.  No wonder I used to think it was possible that if it were to derail that one of the freed train cars would come rolling through through my bedroom.   Actually, the train never came through town very fast.  If it had derailed, it would have been about the most boring derailment known to man.  And actually, the slow speed in which it came through town really emboldened me and many of my friends to...

Medicare has very specific rules about when to enroll in Parts A & B. Follow them and all will be well; ignore them and you may find yourself without proper protection for some period of time. The fun starts late, at about minute 18:30.Prior to that, learn a little of the history of telephone technology from the last millennium. Listen as the Southern Pacific Railroad begat Southern Pacific Transportation Company which begat Southern Pacific Communications which ultimately begat Sprint!Inspired by "MEDICARE FOR THE LAZY MAN 2020; Simplest & Easiest Guide Ever!" on Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Return to leave a short customer review & help future readers.Official website: https://www.MedicareForTheLazyMan.comSend questions & love notes: DBJ@MLMMailbag.com

February 22, 1919. Pebble Beach Golf Links officially opens. For the last 100 years it has been widely regarded as one of the most beautiful courses in the world, becoming the first public golf course to be selected as the number-1 golf course in America by Golf Digest in 2001. But when it first opened, it was hardly the course the world knows it as now. Budget constraints, a premature opening, and… sheep… all led to an uneven first few years.  Railroad partners Charles Crocker, Collis Huntington, Leland Stanford and Mark Hopkins were known to history as the Big Four. Together they created the Southern Pacific Railroad and changed America forever. When the last of the four associates, Collis Huntington, died in 1900 the railroad was sold and their incredibly vast company land holdings were ordered to be liquidated. These land holdings included the areas in and around Pebble Beach, California. In the spring of 1915, Charles Crocker’s son and controlling heir put 29-year-old Samuel Finley Brown Morse in charge of selling off the company assets. Morse was the captain of the 1906 national championship football team from Yale. Well liked with a sharp business mind, he was an easy pick to get the job done. In order to find buyers, Morse abandoned a plan for small lots along the coast in favor of larger lots inland and a golf course that hugged the coastline. It was as incredibly bold plan. Seeing though that the goal was liquidation and not investment, Morse had to convince the company he worked for that his plan would work. The board members had their reservations But Morse was not deterred. Morse would use existing maintenance staff to build the course, and it would be operated by using an underground irrigation system and… sheep. The course design would come free, courtesy of two well known amateur golfers: Jack Neville and Douglas Grant. In 1916, the pair would complete their initial design and construction would begin. Construction went slowly but by late 1917, the course was nearly complete. The plan was to open the course on Feb. 22, 1918. But due to some delays was pushed back to April. August Heckscher, the millionaire who built Central Park in New York, made an offer on the land, but it was too low… and that’s when Morse had an idea: he would buy the land himself, at the full asking price, if the company would give him a year to arrange proper financing. The company agreed. Samuel Finley Brown Morse purchased nearly 18,000 acres on the Monterey California coast, including the world renowned Hotel Del Monte which had opened in 1880, for $1.3M dollars. On February 22, 1919, Pebble Beach Golf Links opened. The next week Morse’s Del Monte Properties Company closed the sale. The course was visually stunning but it did not have immediate impact on golf, and had its share of critics. Morse had already opened the Del Monte Golf Course in 1897, and was warmly received by the area residents and the golf world. To this day Del Monte Golf Course remains the oldest golf course in continuous operation west of the Mississippi River. Everything changed in September 1929 when Pebble Beach held its first “major”, The U.S. Amateur championship, and the star power of 27 year old Bobby Jones. The area in and around Pebble Beach operated as a hideaway for the rich and powerful, hosting celebrities, sports icons and even royalty. The property was known far and wide for its extravagant parties and alcohol even during prohibition. The Great Depression nearly ended the course, dropping membership down to almost zero. World War 2 also nearly crippled Pebble Beach. But it was kept alive through Morse’s smart business ventures, including leasing the Hotel Del Monte and land to the U.S. Navy for use as a flight school. Over its 100 year history, Pebble Beach has made golf history time and time again. In 1947 the Bing Crosby National Pro-Am golf tournament offers another boost of star power to the course’s history. In 1950 the newly formed Ladies Pro Golf Association holds the Weathervane Transcontinental Women’s Open at Pebble Beach. The tournament is won by the legend Babe Zaharias. In 1961 the U.S. amateur championship returns, this time won by 21 year old Jack Nicklaus. The U.S. Open in June 1982 plays host to the legendary duel between Tom Watson and, you guessed it, Jack Nicklaus. Watson, needing a birdie to win, completely misses the 17th green. But then he sinks a miraculous chip shot, one of the most incredible shots in golf history, then birdies the 18th hole to win the Open by two strokes. And of course, the 100th U.S. Open Championship in June 2000… won by 24 year old Tiger Woods, besting his nearest competitor by 15 strokes. Samuel Morse, regarded as the Duke of Del Monte, served 50 years as president of his company before dying in 1969. His funeral included paid respects from President Nixon and future President Ronald Reagan. The course itself has seen many improvements and major redesigns to the 5th hole and the lengthening of the incredible gorgeous 18th hole. Of course, today Pebble Beach remains one of the greatest public golf courses in the world, and you can schedule your next round, all for the low – low price of $550 per round.

It's almost impossible to image what Oakland would look like today if the Western terminus of the Transcontinental Railroad hadn't been established here in 1869. Where there had once been marshy wetlands, industry rushed in to build factories at this nexus of steel and sea. The railroad connected a broken country still recovering from the Civil War and solidified Oakland's position as a hub of global commerce, for better or worse. Oakland didn't choose this destiny for itself – the decision was made by "The Big Four," a cadre of robber barons who controlled the Central and Southern Pacific Railroad lines (and a host of related shell companies). This episode features an interview with Roland De Wolk, author of "American Disruptor: The Scandalous Life of Leland Stanford," a new book that explores the life of the man who served as president of the railroad companies as well as senator and governor of California. De Wolk also highlights undeniable parallels between the Big Four's predatory, monopolistic ethos and today's Silicon Valley business culture. The seed of Big Tech was planted by Leland Stanford and the university he founded. And just like during the Gilded Age, the East Bay is being impacted by tycoons disconnected from what their decisions mean to people living here. As Richard White, a Professor of American History at Stanford, wrote about the railroad bosses, “They laid hands on technology they did not understand, initiated sweeping changes, and saw these changes often take on purposes they did not intend.” To see photos related to this story, visit: https://eastbayyesterday.com/episodes/eby-qa-6/ East Bay Yesterday can't survive without your support. Please donate to keep this show alive: www.patreon.com/eastbayyesterday

This show is hosted by renowned Dunite historian and author, Norm Hammond. The Dunites were people who lived in the sand dunes south of Oceano from around the time of the arrival of the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1895 until 1974, when the last Dunite living in the Dunes passed away. Among the Dunites were artists, writers, poets, and philosophers, and others who enjoyed a free and easy life style with excellent climate, no rent and no taxes. Some Dunites were associated with the Utopian Colony of “Moy Mell” which was created by Chester Alan Arthur III, grandson of U.S. President Chester Alan Arthur and was located in the dunes about two miles south of Oceano. Others were religious mystics who preferred to live alone as hermits, apart from the festivities and social atmosphere of Moy Mell. One of these hermit mystics was Elwood Decker who first came into the dunes in 1931.

The Mulatto Murders took place in the early 1900's in Louisiana and Texas, along the Southern Pacific Railroad line. They were brutal, and largely remain shrouded in mystery. 

On October 11, 1923, three brothers — Hugh, Ray and Roy DeAutremont — boarded a Southern Pacific Railroad train called the Gold Special near the Siskiyou Mountains in Oregon. The trio planned to rob the mail car. But instead of making off with their fortune, they killed four people and blew up the mail car and the valuables inside. A huge manhunt followed and authorities called in an up-and-coming forensic scientist and UC Berkeley lecturer and alumnus Edward Oscar Heinrich to help solve what became known as the Last Great Train Robbery. He didn't know that the case would put him on the map as a pioneer in American criminology. And now, nearly 100 years later, Heinrich's collection of crime materials from this case — and thousands of others he worked on throughout his career — are available for research in the Bancroft Library's archives at UC Berkeley. See photos and read the story on Berkeley News. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Download Podcast  I am so excited that you are joining me on this Think Bible Study. The way we think can fuel our dreams or sabotage our future. I was shocked, absolutely shocked when I began to see all the places God talks about our thoughts, attitudes and heart. I want to share what I see in Scripture with you, because what you think is a critical key to your success, peace and joy. This first lesson is very basic, but stay with me. I want to be sure everyone is on the same page. Does what you think matter? Do you ever feel like your opinion doesn’t matter or that nobody cares what you think? Your thoughts matter-especially to you. Your thoughts shape your destiny. They can limit you, stop you or guide you. In this Bible Study we are going to look at more than positive thinking, we are going to look at biblical values that shape our thinking and beliefs Sometime even seeing something right before our eyes doesn’t change what we think. In 1875, Martin Vivian hired some men to cut down one of the giant Sequoia’s. It took two men 9 days to topple the giant. The stump of the giant measured 24 feet in diameter. You read that right…24 FEET! He wanted to transport it to the East, but how do you transport a 24 foot irregular slice of wood? He selected a slice higher up the trunk which measured 16 feet in diameter. Had it sliced into 8 pie shaped wedges and shipped it to the East on the Southern Pacific Railroad. Mr. Vivian reassembled the pieces and exhibited the 16-foot slice of tree at Centennial Exposition held in Philadelphia. People purchased tickets and stood in long lines to see “the hugest thing ever made by Mother Nature.” But people didn’t believe what they saw. Maybe it was because the pieces were fit together like a puzzle. But people just couldn’t believe there could possibly be a tree that big. They had seen big trees, but this slab of wood was too big. They called it the “California Hoax.” But the fact that the trees could grow that big was true. They missed the truth because what they believed was based on their personal experience. Whether the people at that Centennial Exposition believed the truth about the Sequoia wasn’t life changing, but what you believe will shape your life. When we base our beliefs on our personal experience and limited vision, it shapes our lives! “Sow a thought and you reap an action;  sow an act and you reap a habit; then sow a habit and you reap a character;  sow a character and you reap a destiny.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson . When we trust in our human reasoning, we leave God out of the equation. We put our trust in ourselves instead of God. Jeremiah 17:5 This is what the Lord says:  “Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who draws strength from mere flesh and whose heart turns away from the Lord. 6That person will be like a bush in the wastelands; they will not see prosperity when it comes. They will dwell in the parched places of the desert, in a salt land where no one lives. 7“But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. 8They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.” 9The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? 10“I the Lord search the heart and examine the mind, to reward each person according to their conduct, according to what their deeds deserve.” We can trust Him, because He is worthy of us trust.   Albert Einstein said "We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them."   Sari wanted a baby really, really bad. But when a special guest showed up in her yard and announced that she was going to have a baby, she laughed. It was ridiculous to even think that an old lady like herself that had never, I mean NEVER had a baby could have one at her age.  It sounded funny. Genesis 18: 14, 15 The Lord said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, “shall I indeed bear a child, now that I am old?” Is anything too hardd for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you, about this time next year, and Sarah shall have a son.”15But Sarah denied it,e saying, “I did not laugh,” for she was afraid. He said, “No, but you did laugh.” But something happened that developed faith in Sarah’s heart. The word used here is ago’ It means a belief that doesn’t come from a feeling, but by considering, thinking, pondering, weighing the facts. It reveals a deliberate thought process that shaped her belief that God would keep His promise. The kind of faith that pleases God and produces miracles. Hebrews 11:11 NLT It was by faith that even Sarah was able to have a child, though she was barren and was too old. She believed that God would keep his promise. NIV And by faith even Sarah, who was past childbearing age, was enabled to bear children because she considered him faithful who had made the promise. You opinion, what you think, really matters to you, make it count. Let those thoughts be healthy and productive and life giving cause they matter the most to you! A 21 day process. In the days ahead we are going to talk about a process, a new way of thinking and believing that is life giving because it is based on the life giving Word of God. Thinking that will cause you to walk in peace, joy and obedience.   

Conductor Larry rejoins the Amazing Chris Guenzler for many new stories about his days on the Southern Pacific Railroad. Chris wil get Larry to tell us more from the old days of railroading  including derailments, going dead on the law, the use of trainorders and other long lost parts of railroading gone by. We will have our regional callers plus another special caller. Join us for this unique and exciting show that will take place on this weeks  Lets Talk Trains Show. The current state of the NRHS and the future convention in Rutland will be discussed.

Conductor Larry rejoins the Amazing Chris Guenzler for many new stories about his days on the Southern Pacific Railroad. Chris wil get Larry to tell us more from the old days of railroading  including derailments, going dead on the law, the use of trainorders and other long lost parts of railroading gone by. We will have our regional callers plus another special caller. Join us for this unique and exciting show that will take place on this weeks  Lets Talk Trains Show. The current state of the NRHS and the future convention in Rutland will be discussed.

In this episode of #ThisOldMarketing, Robert and Joe go indepth on Joe's LinkedIn post covering three detailed solutions to the native advertising debate spurred on by John Oliver.  In addition, the boys cover content marketing and venture capitalists, Demand Media's poor quarterly report, and Budweiser's "Whatever, USA" program. Rants and raves include the NFL and Audible.com.  This week's TOM example: Sunset magazine from Southern Pacific Railroad.

The facebook event page for a KC MoveToAmend rally said "127 Years ago, on May 10, 1886, corporations began to finagle constitutional rights through the US Supreme Court. THAT was just the beginning! This year, on the 127th "birthday" of corporate persons, Kansas City Move to Amend will join activists all over the nation with a rally at the Nichols Fountain."   After a reminder that the corporate personhood "ruling" wasn't even in Santa Clara v. Southern Pacific Railroad decision, but only in the headnotes written by the clerk of the court, the May 14, 2013 edition of the show consists of the remarks of eight speakers at the rally, including yours truly. This page and the podcast are produced and maintained by Tell Somebody and may or may not reflect the edition of the show broadcast on the radio.   Click on the pod icon above or the .mp3 filename below to listen to the show, or right-click and choose "save target as" to save a copy of the audio file to your computer.  You can also subscribe to the podcast, for free, at the iTunes store or your podcast directory. If you have any comments or questions about the show or any problems accessing the files, send an email to:  mail@tellsomebody.us  Twitter: @tellsomebodynow

"Scab Trains" of Altamont Pass In May of 1985 the Southern Pacific Railroad was preparing for a possible union strike. To train its management crews to operate trains in the absence of union crews, the SP conducted management training on the embargoed SP rail line over Altamont Pass. The union train crews called these the scab trains. It was SP's last use of this famous line. Technorati Tags: Trains, Railroads, Railroading, Southern Pacific, train video, trackwarrants, Altamont, Track Warrants, ssloansjca

"Scab Trains" of Altamont Pass In May of 1985 the Southern Pacific Railroad was preparing for a possible union strike. To train its management crews to operate trains in the absence of union crews, the SP conducted management training on the embargoed SP rail line over Altamont Pass. The union train crews called these the scab trains. It was SP's last use of this famous line.