Hot Springs in Garland County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)
Order of Railway Conductors & Brakemen
18681968
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 14, 2024
1. Order of Railway Conductors & Brakemen Marker
at Amboy, Ill.
First Chief Conductor,
Thomas J. Wright
Membership 13,750
438 Divisions in the
United States, Canada and
the Panama Canal Zone
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Labor Unions • Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical date for this entry is July 6, 1868.
Location. 34° 30.445′ N, 93° 3.148′ W. Marker is in Hot Springs, Arkansas, in Garland County. It is on Broadway Terrace just south of Market Street, on the right when traveling south. The marker is located on the south side of the Hot Springs Intracity Transit complex, formerly the Missouri-Pacific Railroad Depot. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 Broadway Terrace, Hot Springs National Park AR 71901, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Arkansas’ Ouachita Mountains. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen & Enginemen (here, next to this marker); United Transportation Union (here, next to this marker); Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen (here, next to this marker); Switchmen's Union of North America (here, next to this marker); Cy Young (a few steps from this marker); Hot Springs Intracity Transit National Historic Register (within shouting distance of this marker); Hot Springs/Garland County Ambulance Service (within shouting distance of this marker); In Memory of Spanish American War Veterans (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hot Springs.
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. United Transportation Union
Also see . . . Order of Railway Conductors (Wikipedia).
Excerpt: The Order of Railway Conductors of America (ORC) was a labor union that represented train conductors in the United States. It has its origins(Submitted on January 25, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)in the Conductors Union founded in 1868. Later it extended membership to brakemen.Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 14, 20242. United Transportation Union Monument (west side)Looking east; Broadway Terrace crosses in the background. This marker is the leftmost tablet of five related tablets comprising the United Transportation Union Monument.
The first Conductor's Union was formed in early 1868 at Amboy, Illinois, by a group of conductors on the Illinois Central Railroad. Soon after another division was formed at Galesburg, Illinois, by a group of conductors from the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad. The two groups met in July 1868 at Mendota, Illinois, and formed the "Conductors Union", which was to organize conductors across the country. On December 15, 1868 the group met at Columbus, Ohio, where they elected the leaders to form a "grand division" and adopted a constitution and bylaws.
The ORC represented the interests of train conductors, whose job function approximated that of an ocean ship captain and were consequently the most prestigious and highly compensated railway workers of their era. The ORC was governed by conventions held every three years and was not part of the American Federation of Labor.
In 1969 the ORC&B merged with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, and the Switchmen's Union of North America to form the "United Transportation Union".
Credits. This page was last revised on January 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 24, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 199 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 25, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
