Railroad noir
Subtitle: the American West at the end of the twentieth century
By: narratives by Linda Grant Niemann ; photographs by Joel Jensen
Contributors: Jensen, Joel
Series: Railroads past and present; Railroads past and present
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Bloomington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 151
ISBN-13: 9780253354464
Description: ""I've read many books on railroading and none of them have moved me in the way this book has. The photography is stunning, along the lines of Delano's work of the '30s and '40s."--Mitch Markovitz, veteran railroader, illustrator" ""Railroading is an impossible life, unfathomable by the average person, but Linda Niemann's frank yet poetic narrative makes palpable this mystery world of the tracks. Joel Jensen's startling photographs are the perfect visual complement. Their shared vision of railroading is compelling and unique."--Kevin P. Keefe, publisher, Trains magazine"--Jacket.
Table of contents: title: Boomer in a boom town; title: Breaking - in blues; title: Blues for Ron; title: Beet inspector; title: The blue motel; title: The big four bar; title: Learning spanish; title: Organized booming; title: The border; title: On the road again; title: Gallery; title: A starry night; title: Train to the underworld; title: Back to work; title: The hospital yard; title: The hopper at granite rock; title: The Lawrence switcher; title: The lord of the night; title: Midnight train to Georgia; title: The spiritual beauty of the rails; title: Old head, new hire; title: Glossary.