Inside Union Pacific’s car shop at De Soto, Missouri, on September 29, 2011, blacksmith David Ragsdale shapes the end of a grabiron moments after removing it out of the electric furnace seen in the background. The two blacksmiths here make all grabirons used in freight car manufacturing, rebuilding and repairing at the De Soto car shop, as well as for other shops on the UP system.
Photo albums dedicated to the Men, and Women that keep the Railroad running around the clock 365 days a year. From Dispatcher to Track Gangs, these are the people that make the railroad moves!
