Men Of The Steel Rails: Workers On The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad, 1869-1900
type: CreativeWork
description: This study of Santa Fe Railroad employees examines the lives of men whose day-to-day exertions constituted the contribution to the country of one of the nation's railroad giants. In the late nineteenth century railroading was not only the industry with the largest number of employees, but it also hired men for a wide variety of tasks. Therefore, it is difficult to characterize a typical railroader's work. Some labored regular ten hour days while others came and went according to the train schedule and all were affected by the seasonal surges and lulls in traffic. Most held relatively accident-free jobs, but those employed as switchmen or brakemen were very likely to meet injury or death.
abstract: This study of Santa Fe Railroad employees examines the lives of men whose day-to-day exertions constituted the contribution to the country of one of the nation's railroad giants. In the late nineteenth century railroading was not only the industry with the largest number of employees, but it also hired men for a wide variety of tasks. Therefore, it is difficult to characterize a typical railroader's work. Some labored regular ten hour days while others came and went according to the train schedule and all were affected by the seasonal surges and lulls in traffic. Most held relatively accident-free jobs, but those employed as switchmen or brakemen were very likely to meet injury or death.
author: Ducker, James Howard
language: eng
keywords: History, United States
date published: 2014-12-13T20:25:54Z
date modified: 2026-07-22T22:25:57Z
provider: University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
type: WebPage
source organization: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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