A very riveting scene.... As one of their colleagues moves to position a cherry-hot rivet in the smokebox of a narrow gauge locomotive, one of our "Rosies" positions herself to bu... (more)
We can do it! A group of female railroad workers pose for a War Bond campaign photo at the end of their workday in a Norfolk & Western railyard. With serious looks and a little bit of grea... (more)
Takin' 5. A pair of ladies employed as yard hands enjoy a brief break from the filthy task of cleaning up after an aging N&W M-Class Locomotive in late 1943. Who knows what topics these tw... (more)
Living history. During the dark years of World War II, America's industrial machine was perhaps its most critical weapon system, yet the workforce that made it run, which had historically b... (more)