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A railroad section gang — including common workers sometimes called gandy dancers — responsible for maintenance of a particular section of railway.One man is holding a bar, while others are using rail tongs to position a rail.
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Pages in category "Railway occupations" The following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total.
Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... List of metalworking occupations; List of railway industry occupations;
Beginning in the late 1820s, the technology of steam locomotion began to emerge as a commercially viable means of transportation in Europe and North America. The laying of train track and the production of locomotive engines, coaches, railroad cars, and other rolling stock became a major growth industry, attracting financial investors and entrepreneurs intent upon establishing lucrative ...
List of named passenger trains of the United States (N–R) List of named passenger trains of the United States (S–Z) List of New York Central Railroad precursors; List of New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad precursors; List of Norfolk Southern Railway predecessor railroads; List of Northeast Corridor infrastructure
Railways changed employment practices in many ways. Lines with hundreds or thousands of employees developed systematic rules and procedures, not only for running the equipment but in hiring, promoting, paying and supervising employees. The railway system of management was adopted by all major business sectors.
Aberdeen, Carolina and Western Railway (ACWR) Acadiana Railway (AKDN) Adams-Warnock Railway (AWRY) Adrian and Blissfield Rail Road (ADBF) Affton Terminal Services Railroad (AT) Ag Valley Railroad (AVRR) Aiken Railway (AIKR) Akron Barberton Cluster Railway (AB) Alabama and Gulf Coast Railway (AGR) (GWI) Alabama and Tennessee River Railway (ATN ...
The first American locomotive at Castle Point in Hoboken, New Jersey, c. 1826 The Canton Viaduct, built in 1834, is still in use today on the Northeast Corridor.. Between 1762 and 1764 a gravity railroad (mechanized tramway) (Montresor's Tramway) was built by British Army engineers up the steep riverside terrain near the Niagara River waterfall's escarpment at the Niagara Portage in Lewiston ...