Paul CHI
Service Attendant
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- Sep 6, 2008
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Great shots! Sure brings back fond memories of when I was a frequent traveler thru that facility, in the late sixties. Especially love the shots of the Concourse building. The 'Fred Harvey' sign outside was more prominent .than 'Union Station'....I love that shot of a Greyhound MC-5A 'Challenger' parked outside. Also remember that great Arrival and Departure board behind the information booth. One can see the strong resemblance of the architecture of the inside of the Concourse with that of Pennsylvania Station, New York.
At least they train the Amtrak conductor's to remove their covers while passing through the dining car (unless collecting tickets). Or at least they did.....haven't been in one in quite a while.....Interesting to see that back in the days when everyone wore hats, they wore their hats while they were inside the station, as in line to buy tickets. I recall as a kid, they were very insistent on teaching us that we had to take off our hats when we went inside. I guess being inside a train station wasn't considered "inside" back in those days. I now will wear a hat in the summer to keep the sun off my head, and I always feel weird when I walk inside WAS or BAL as part of my commute, probably because of the brainwashing I got at school. Of course, everybody who has a hat is wearing it inside, but what do we post JFK whippersnappers know about proper hat etiquette?
Though I'm a women and am allowed to wear a hat indoors I usually take off my hat when I go inside a building.Interesting to see that back in the days when everyone wore hats, they wore their hats while they were inside the station, as in line to buy tickets. I recall as a kid, they were very insistent on teaching us that we had to take off our hats when we went inside. I guess being inside a train station wasn't considered "inside" back in those days. I now will wear a hat in the summer to keep the sun off my head, and I always feel weird when I walk inside WAS or BAL as part of my commute, probably because of the brainwashing I got at school. Of course, everybody who has a hat is wearing it inside, but what do we post JFK whippersnappers know about proper hat etiquette?
On my round-the-country trip to the Gathering (trains 27, 11, 02, and 20), I believe I saw one conductor walk through a dining car covered. I saw many conductors carry their hats through dining cars.At least they train the Amtrak conductor's [sic] to remove their covers while passing through the dining car (unless collecting tickets). Or at least they did.....haven't been in one in quite a while.....
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