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Railroad Noir: The American West At The End Of The Twentieth Century, Linda Niemann, Joel Jensen
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.
Steel Drivin' Man: John Henry, The Untold Story Of An American Legend (Book Review), Linda Niemann
Steel Drivin' Man: John Henry, The Untold Story Of An American Legend (Book Review), Linda Niemann
Linda G. Niemann
Review of the book "Steel Drivin' Man: John Henry, the Untold Story of an American Legend", by Scott Reynolds Nelson. New York: Oxford University Press, 2006.
Working On The Railroad (Book Review), Linda Niemann
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
Women In Railroading, Linda Niemann, Shirley Burman
Linda G. Niemann
No abstract provided.
The Mean Old Nontraditional Blues, Linda Niemann
The Mean Old Nontraditional Blues, Linda Niemann
Linda G. Niemann
No abstract provided.
Gospel Tracks Through Texas: The Mission Of Chapel Car Good Will (Book Review), Linda Niemann
Gospel Tracks Through Texas: The Mission Of Chapel Car Good Will (Book Review), Linda Niemann
Linda G. Niemann
Review of the book "Gospel Tracks Through Texas: The Mission of Chapel Car Good Will", by Wilma Rugh Taylor. Texas A&M University Press, 2005.
Why I Quit The Railroad, Linda Niemann
Why I Quit The Railroad, Linda Niemann
Linda G. Niemann
The article presents the author's reasons for leaving her job in the railroad industry. She wasn't thrilled to be force-assigned to the foreman's spot on Union Pacific's Lawrence switcher. Being the junior switchman on the California coast for years, she was used to jobs that weren't so plum. What made it tough were a difficult yardmaster and her help, a switchman who outranked her but didn't want the responsibility of the foreman's spot.
The Lord Of The Night, Linda Niemann
The Lord Of The Night, Linda Niemann
Linda G. Niemann
The article presents the author's reflection on the management of Southern Pacific after it was acquired by Union Pacific (UP). The year preceding the UP merger, 1995, everyone tried to earn the maximum they could in preparation for whatever union-negotiated guarantee would come down the pike. Downsizing hit this system hard. The union contract did away with the system seniority that provided trainmen the freedom to work anywhere on the railroad.
Boomer In A Boom Town, Linda Niemann
Boomer In A Boom Town, Linda Niemann
Linda G. Niemann
Presents an article about a woman working as a brakesman/switchman on the Southern Pacific Railroad in Houston, Texas. Events that led her to Houston; Her function as railroad woman; Challenges faced by workers on the railroad.
Railroad Women Tell It, Linda Niemann
Boomer: Railroad Memoirs, Linda Niemann