Evening journal., 1918-07-10
S354 WOMEN WORK
FOR PEHnA. R. R.
Are Distributed Among 69
Classified Occupations on
System, East
sos OF THEM
WORK AS LABORERS

A net gain Of 1881 In the number Of
women employed on the various di-
visions Of the Pennsylvania railroad,
eastern lines. was made during the
month Of June. This Is shown by the
daily reports OF the division superin-
tendents. On May 81 a total OF 6,s7S
women were employed In the divisional
offices. while the report for June 30,
which has just been compiled, shows a
total OF s.35i female employees on all
divisions. This total does not include
the departments in the general Offices
at Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, where
considerably more than a thousand
women are working at the present time.
The latest compilation for all depart
ments Of the Pennsylvania railroad,
eastern lines. including the general Of
fees. has been made as Of June 1. 1918.
II shows a total OF s.767 women In the
service on all divisions and In all de-
partments at that time. one year pre-
viously, on June 4. 1917, there were only
1915 women employed. or an increase
in a year Of 6,s22.
The earliest compilation ever made OF
the number Of women az work in all
departments was that Of May 4, 1917,
which showed i,i9i, making an in
crease in thirteen months OF 1873.
Previous 10 the war, women were
rarely taken into the service Of the
Pennsylvania railroad. In the majority
OF the departments none were employed
at all. There were. for many years. a
very limited number Of women station
agents and telegraph operators. A few
women were also employed In such
work as cleaning stations. cars and
Offices, and In the general Offices a
small number were employed In clerical
positions, but the total OF female EN-
ployes never at any time exceeded more
than a few hundred until wsr condi-
tiOns arose.
At present, women are working IN
60 classified occupations on the Penn
sylvania railroad, and have invaded
many lines Of employment-sOme in
volving manual labOr-whlch were
formerly regarded as capable Of being
nlled only by men.
Today six women are working. In
various OF the shops. on car repairs;
one is employed as a "caller," her duties
being 60 summon trainmen for their
runs; "a women are at work cleaning
locomotives; one Is a crane operator
four are employed as locomotive des-
patchers; 20 are draughtswOmen; seven
are draughting apprentices; five women
are operating steam hammers; three
are gang leaders; one is a coal In
spectOr; 595 are working as laborers
81 are employed as machine hands; 30
are messengers and assistant messen-
gers six are mechanics helpers: two are
oilers; 20 are clsssed as shop hands: Il
are employed as power operators; eight
are leverwOmen; nine are drawbr.dge
attendants: two are switch attendants
80 work as freight truckers; one Is a
trackwOman; two are turntable opera
tors: eight are upholsterers; two are
warehouse women and 92 are employed
as crossing watchwOmen.
In addition there are 1872 signalwomen
and assistants; i6 bureau OF Information
attendants; p parcel room attendants; I;
25s storeroom attendants; Gil car clean
ers; two Pullman space distributors;
70 elevator operators and 81 ticket
sellers.
In the lines Of work more custOmarily
followed by women, there are 100 iani-
tresses: 679 telephone operators: PEG
telegraph operators; i2i telegraph op-
orator students: i5 cooks and i,723 girls
and women who are classlged as clerks,
stenographers and typists.