Wed, 18 November 2009
During World War Two, women took jobs traditionally held by men. Bonnie Stedman of McComb began working for the railroad in 1943 at the age of 17. She recalls the dangers and rewards of working long hours in remote locations.
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Wed, 18 November 2009
The civil rights movement brought increased job opportunities for African Americans. Paul Leonard describes how work changed for black employees of the McComb Railroad Shop. Leonard remembers the first two black employees of the McComb shop to become engineers.
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Wed, 4 November 2009
The advent of Diesel-electric locomotives was a vast improvement over the steam engines they replaced. John Balser worked as a machinist at the McComb Railroad repair shop. He recalls the pride that the steam engineers took in their locomotives. Balser also details how much more efficient the new Diesel engines were than their steam predecessors. |