PART A
He's 63, and in the Union; he knows the business well. The railroad business seems to be on its demise.
He build the railroad, as well as Sheik Beasley, Uncle T. Boone, and Danny Jacson.
The old school died with Doc Jer (Jerry Ewald was "the unexpected inspector"). He knows how to get people.
Doc was already a man. He had no skills and was Black. He wondered on December 25, 1916 into a dining car in Chicago to get to San Francisco.
Chips Magnusson on leads Doc into the waiter business. His real name (Doc) was Leroy Jackson.
The Sheik was impressed, but Doc is scorned by him for failing to pay tips for him.
PART B
He came from the war, but this was 1941. He says that being on the road is safer. He knows that the Polacks and redneck boys have gone to war.
The Depression still lingers, so everyone tries to rob someone. There were no company or work rules, so lots of stealing in the waiter's business.
Doc used the drink-bootlegged booze to the soldiers, and Casper and him were the best moneymakers.
The farm people in their towns hated Blacks.
No one wanted a stiff, swelty farm girl.
He remembers being in a bar in one racial town, and while he was getting a joint, he tried to get a team job. But he was spat upon and was refused.
Willie Joe is most feared by him for he started something bad with her girl.
He liked getting drunk with the boys at Andy's (bar) and not being married to some bad girl. But Doc knew how to handle women.
The war ended (1945), and the farm boys coming home did not want to spend money on the way.
Things turn different. Casper gets caught for a bad shock; new rules are now written.
They (the trains) are losing passengers due to the airplanes.
After the General J. Freed case, he starts a KKK group.
The Sheik was pulled off the train for stealing.
The union was established and the stealers stopped their acts.
They are warned about the rules, but they got seniority in return for rule following.
Doc turns 65 years old and drunk hard. He has now wife, relatives or even a hobby.
He warns Doc that there is a downsizing of employees on trains.
Freight trains are much more in demand. He warns Doc to get another job but the Doc refuses.
Doc might have been crippled by arthritis and a bad heart.
Trisdale was now the general superintendent.
It was determined that bad service will cause Doc to suffer the demise of his job.
The Commissary went out and sent spotters to detect Doc's bad service.
Boone tried to attack Doc for his good manners.
Boone said that Doc and such blacks like him lack humility for such jobs like these.
Then, the author tells to ignore Boone's harrassment.
PART C
Jerry Ewald got on in the next day after lunch, and Crusoe looks at Doc.
Doc handles the silver soup to Jerry as if a Jew talks handles a needle.
Jerry is impressed with Doc's good service.
Doc is warned about the new rule for proper iced tea services (on July 9, 1965)
Jerry warned Doc that he broke two rules already.
Doc refuses to give in to Jerry's request.
Jerry warns Doc that waiter work on trains will all be over.
No one said anything to Doc.
PART 4
Doc was forced to retire because of the rule book.
Doc got a good pension and took it to Andy's.
Doc died about 5 months later at 73, of severe frostbite and excessive drinking.
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