Sam Hodges went to work with the Phoenix Street Railway in 1913. He left the Railway to serve in the Army during World War I and returned to Phoenix in 1922. He continued working with the Railway until 1948, when he ran one of the last cars down Washington Street in the "Last Run" ceremony. In this interview, Hodges and Fleming discuss specific lines, the construction and operation of cars used on the Railway, working conditions for Railway employees, and accidents on the Railway. Hodges also discusses a trip he took to visit his sister in California, the challenges American military personnel face when returning from deployment, and his time working on an Arizona ostrich farm.
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- Interview with Sam R. Hodges
- Fleming, Lawrence J., 1932- (Interviewer)
- Hodges, Sam (Samuel Rosco), 1889-1986 (Interviewee)
- Identifier Valuems_cm_mss_388_3
- This recording was amplified using Audacity software in April 2017 to improve low audio levels.
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Interview with Sam R. Hodges, Lawrence J. Fleming Papers, MSS-388, Arizona State University Library