Sentences with phrase «brakemen who»

And it wasn't just the trains themselves that became legends - so did the drivers, firemen, engineers and brakemen who ran them, often immortalised in songs like Casey Jones and John Henry.

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!

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«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.»