Working on the Railroad

Great information on daily operations of a Railroad. The Author uses past and present pictures to explain he's point across. I wish he just stayed current. He's explain each occupation of the R.R. from the basis brakeman 101 to the engineer. As we know must of this job were eliminated as we come to new technology era. Overall, its a great book to understand the past but if you are looking current technology. It's not there.

This is an insiders look at what it's really like to work on the railroad. It's a collection of stories and pictures of men and machines from the later days of steam to today. Here is the engineer pulling on the throttle, but here also is the maintenance man carrying an oil can to lubricate the reciprocating parts of a steam locomotive. The pictures and the book can't help but convey the romance of the men who make it happen on the railroad. This is in spite of the words that point out that the work is dangerous, that you can be called out at any moment, and that a lot of the work is very dirty - especially during steam engine days. Mr. Solomon has spent most of his life writing about the railroads. He has already published twenty-something books before doing this one. He knows whereof he speaks and is able to explain what he knows clearly and interestingly.