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Culled from the 20 years she spent traveling the American West as afreight brakeman and conductor, Linda Grant Niemann´s Railroad Noir delves into thedarker side of railroading. The 1990s were a time of crisis for workers caught inthe breakup of the Southern Pacific Railroad. Niemann´s tales of exhaustion, alcoholism, homelessness, and corporate blundering present a revelatory account ofrailroading life. Photographer Joel Jensen realizes Niemann´s vision of the workingWest with images of cowboy bars, blue motels, and railroaders working in electricalstorms, white-outs, and desert heat waves. The result is an honest, gritty, andstriking collaboration.

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