Five years later came the locomotive firemen's turn to establish a fraternal benefits society of their own.

A total of 18,000 locomotive firemen were members of the organization at that date.

She'd been like a locomotive fireman stoking coal, no more.

The job of a locomotive fireman was physically demanding - strenuous, filthy, and dangerous.

Despite the hard nature of the work process, their low professional status, and their mediocre pay, locomotive firemen performed very dangerous jobs.

Almost all locomotive firemen were slaves, either hired from slave masters or owned directly by the railroad companies.

In December 1871 he left the railroad yards for work on the railways as a locomotive fireman for the same company.

First, a locomotive fireman leaving his family to go to work; then, a train with its crew industriously fulfilling their assigned task.

In 1873 the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen was established.

The accident resulted in five deaths (three passengers, the train guard, and the locomotive fireman) and nine serious injuries.