Sentences with phrase «as brakeman»
«One of my hopes for the book,» she notes, «is that it helps explain this recent history that I don't think is really reflected in very many history books — what life was like for people who did those jobs, whether it was working as a brakeman on the railroad and getting paid less than a white man doing the same job, or only being allowed to do the janitorial job even though you went to college.»
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Beginning his career in 1966 as a brakeman for the Western Maryland Railroad, he has devoted most of his professional life to helping young people learn by doing — connecting education to the opportunities, challenges, and many different rewards to be found through work.
She acted as brakeman for driver Mica McNeil as they won silver in the women's bobsleigh, Team GB's first - ever medal at the event.
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The brakeman gave a running and informative commentary as we climbed the mountain, telling us the history of the railway and pointing out interesting sights.
I had a few scary moments, as we slowed descended the steep mountain, especially when there was a steep drop on one side of the carriage, and I felt myself clutching my hands tightly; but there was no need to fear, because fortunately the brakeman who operated our train was very experienced at his job and we arrived back at the bottom station with no problems!
His works and materials — granite blocks and other cut or natural stone, bricks, raw wooden timbers, steel plates, and repeating geometric shapes of various other metals — reflect the quarries, shipyards, and islands of his birthplace and his years spent as a freight - train brakeman.
From 1960 to 1964, he worked as a freight brakeman and conductor for the Pennsylvania Railroad in New Jersey, later claiming that the repetition of shapes in train carriages and railway lines had a significant impact on his art.