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.
| ISBN: | 9780253354464 |
| Publication date: | 25th July 2010 |
| Author: | Linda Niemann, Joel Jensen |
| Publisher: | Indiana University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 151 pages |
| Series: | Railroads Past and Present |
| Genres: |
History Trains and railways: general interest |