Work
No. They wanted to build the railroad and it was a job. The railroad connected the east to the west.
over 300 railroad workers
Other workers went on strike in support.
because they loved sex
They didn’t express how they felt.
other workers went on strike in support
The Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroad once went through West Branch, Iowa. Its former right of way is now a trail.
They were sidbusters,miners,single women,cowboys,railroad workers
The first railroad track in the United States was the Baltimore to Ohio Railroad, which went through Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, and Ohio
Blood of the Railroad Workers was created in 1979.
they were chinese,mexicans, and americans who needed money
Working in rough terrain in the US West was tough for transcontinental railroad workers. There was always a threat from Native Tribes whose land was being violated and from weather extremes. Also, many minority workers were hired. Many were Chinese and were teated badly by railroad managers. Wages were not high for non-whites.