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Railroad Noir: The American West At The End Of The Twentieth Century, Linda Niemann, Joel Jensen Aug 2010

Railroad Noir: The American West At The End Of The Twentieth Century, Linda Niemann, Joel Jensen

Linda G. Niemann

Culled from the 20 years she spent traveling the American West as a freight brakeman and conductor, Linda Grant Niemann's Railroad Noir delves into the darker side of railroading. The 1990s were a time of crisis for workers caught in the breakup of the Southern Pacific Railroad. Niemann's tales of exhaustion, alcoholism, homelessness, and corporate blundering present a revelatory account of railroading life. Photographer Joel Jensen realizes Niemann's vision of the working West with images of cowboy bars, blue motels, and railroaders working in electrical storms, white-outs, and desert heat waves. The result is an honest, gritty, and striking collaboration.


Working On The Railroad (Book Review), Linda Niemann Feb 2007

Working On The Railroad (Book Review), Linda Niemann

Linda G. Niemann

Review of the book "Working on the Railroad", by Brian Solomon. Osceola, WI: Voyageur Press, 2006.


Women In Railroading, Linda Niemann, Shirley Burman Feb 2007

Women In Railroading, Linda Niemann, Shirley Burman

Linda G. Niemann

No abstract provided.


The Mean Old Nontraditional Blues, Linda Niemann Dec 2006

The Mean Old Nontraditional Blues, Linda Niemann

Linda G. Niemann

No abstract provided.


Railroad Women Tell It, Linda Niemann Dec 2001

Railroad Women Tell It, Linda Niemann

Linda G. Niemann

No abstract provided.


Boomer: Railroad Memoirs, Linda Niemann Dec 1989

Boomer: Railroad Memoirs, Linda Niemann

Linda G. Niemann

No abstract provided.