Frustrated that the American Railway Union had refused to accept Black railway workers, which by 1925 had swelled to more that 10,000 porters, Randolph led a push to form the Brotherhood of Sleeping ...

A host of tributes across America recognize the achievements of pioneering Black union leader A. Philip Randolph — his ...

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The little-known story of the wives and maids who helped propel the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters to a groundbreaking agreement with the Pullman Company. Rosina Corrothers-Tucker had spent days ...

Prior to the time of the streamliners, North American passenger trains were not particularly colorful. Most sleeping cars were Pullman green, although there were exceptions; both the Pennsylvania and ...

There was no precedent before.” ‘Economic freedom’ The Pullman Co. operated dining cars, lounge cars and most notably luxury sleeping cars from 1867 to Dec. 31, 1968. The cars were attached ...

Inside the B&O Railroad Museum, you'll find centuries' worth of railroad history. Much of it is also Black history.