Roundhouse Talkers
December 1942. In the roundhouse at Proviso Yard, Chicago & North Western Railroad. Chicago, Illinois. (From a black and white nitrate negative by Jack Delano, Office of War Information.)
A foreman oversees the many workers at the roundhouse—machinists, boilermakers, helpers, and wipers. He receives reports from the locomotive engineers and inspectors on the condition of the engines and decides what work shall be done on them. At each engine terminal there is at least one hostler responsible for moving and positioning the locomotives for service. The hostlers, rail yard engineers, move locomotives between tracks to keep the trains organized and on schedule. They drive locomotives to and from maintenance shops or prepare them for the locomotive engineers.
Roundhouse Talkers
December 1942. In the roundhouse at Proviso Yard, Chicago & North Western Railroad. Chicago, Illinois. (From a black and white nitrate negative by Jack Delano, Office of War Information.)
A foreman oversees the many workers at the roundhouse—machinists, boilermakers, helpers, and wipers. He receives reports from the locomotive engineers and inspectors on the condition of the engines and decides what work shall be done on them. At each engine terminal there is at least one hostler responsible for moving and positioning the locomotives for service. The hostlers, rail yard engineers, move locomotives between tracks to keep the trains organized and on schedule. They drive locomotives to and from maintenance shops or prepare them for the locomotive engineers.