Railroad Police: From the Pinkertons to the Present

Trains Unlimited

S02E11
June 29, 1998 50 min

Overview

The Pinkerton detectives protected trains from robbers, and strong men were also hired by the railroads to evict penniless people from taking the train without a ticket. From those early times, security on board of trains got more sophisticated until the end of the 20th century.

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