Historical Railways celebrates the last day of Woman's History Month by celebrating the role that women played in keeping the trains moving during WWII.
Jack Delano's profile of the american railroads during World War II includes many photos of women holding jobs which were traditionally "men's work" during World War II. This included many yard positions and roundhouse work such as the photo featured in this article.
After the war, most women returned to their more traditional roles as housewives and office workers. However, as the decades progressed women once again took on positions on the railroads which had typically been closed to them. These days a young girl can aspire to be a locomotive engineer, just like her little brother always has, and know the opportunity will be there if she wants it.
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