Railroad noir : the American West at the end of the twentieth century
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Railroad noir : the American West at the end of the twentieth century
（Railroads past and present）
Indiana University Press, c2010
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Culled from the 20 years she spent traveling the American West as a freight brakeman and conductor, Linda Grant Niemann's Railroad Noir delves into the darker side of railroading. The 1990s were a time of crisis for workers caught in the breakup of the Southern Pacific Railroad. Niemann's tales of exhaustion, alcoholism, homelessness, and corporate blundering present a revelatory account of railroading life. Photographer Joel Jensen realizes Niemann's vision of the working West with images of cowboy bars, blue motels, and railroaders working in electrical storms, white-outs, and desert heat waves. The result is an honest, gritty, and striking collaboration.
Table of Contents
Boomer in a Boom Town
Breaking in Blues
Blues for Ron
Beet Inspector
The Blue Motel
The Big Four Bar
Learning Spanish
Organized Booming
The Border
On the Road Again
A Starry Night
Train to the Underworld
Back to Work
The Hospital Yard
The Hopper at Granite Rock
The Lawrence Switcher
The Lord of the Night
Midnight Train to Georgia
The Spiritual Beauty of the Rails
Old Head, New Hire
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