Edwina Justus 66 pages softcover
Having originally gone to work for the Union Pacific Railroad in 1973 as
a clerk at company headquarters in Omaha, Edwina “Curlie” Justus later
became a qualified train engineer at age 34 at North Platte, Neb., and
retired from that position in 1998. Now, in her own words, Edwina
recounts her many real-life experiences operating over the UP mainline
out of North Platte. By overcoming sexism and racism on the job through
tenacity and kindness, Edwina became one of the pioneer women to enter
into what had previously been only a man’s world. This book is
illustrated with photos of UP trains and locations from the same era as
when Edwina worked for the railroad.