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Workin' on the Railroad: Reminiscences from the Age of Steam
Workin' on the Railroad: Reminiscences from the Age of Steam, The mighty railroad occupied the undisputed center of American public life. The railroad founded cities, populated states, created governments, destroyed the wilderness. It was the great speculator, the political tyrant, the recruiter of immigrants, the , Workin' on the Railroad: Reminiscences from the Age of Steam has a rating of 4 stars
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  • Workin' on the Railroad: Reminiscences from the Age of Steam
  • Written by author Richard Reinhardt
  • Published by University of Oklahoma Press, April 2003
  • "The mighty railroad occupied the undisputed center of American public life. The railroad founded cities, populated states, created governments, destroyed the wilderness. It was the great speculator, the political tyrant, the recruiter of immigrants, the
  • In Workin' on the Railroad, Richard Reinhardt presents firsthand accounts from engineers, brakemen, porters, conductors, section men, roundhouse workers, switchmen, telegraphers, surveyors, and other neglected pioneers who worked the railroad during the n
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Preface9
Acknowledgments12
Introduction13
Ch. 1Three Witnesses at the Birth of the Iron Horse21
Ch. 2Whale Oil, Pitch Pine, and Ingenuity39
Ch. 3Pathfinders and Rock Pushers55
Ch. 4The Brakeman's Glorious, Rowdy Life83
Ch. 5Head End, Left Side107
Ch. 6Hogger at Work121
Ch. 7Roundhouse and Shop139
Ch. 8Railroad Town153
Ch. 9Bucking Snow175
Ch. 10The Kingdom of the Keys189
Ch. 11Section Gang209
Ch. 12Certainty, Security, and Celerity239
Ch. 13A Cake and Coffee Stop263
Ch. 14Dance of Death in the Switchyards271
Ch. 15Tickets, Please281
Ch. 16Lord of the Pullman Car295
Ch. 17The Brave Engineer307
Glossary317
Reading the Railroad321
Index323


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