John M. Barber, 77, a retired railroad conductor, was one of the first two African Americans to serve in that position for the Milwaukee Road and one of the first in the nation. A resident of Evans… ...

Before the 1930s, Black transit workers were relegated to menial, low-paying jobs as porters and cleaners. NYC’s first Black train conductor broke racial barriers in 1930s - Gothamist Gothamist ...

Her great-grandfather, grandfather and father all retired from the Norfolk Naval Shipyard. She even married into it. Now she’s continuing her family legacy – all while making history.

Meet Kylah Thompson, the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad’s first female conductor in the historic railway’s long and storied history. “It’s almost unreal,” Thompson said.

Black History Month is a time to honor change makers all across the country, and there's some right here in the Omaha metro. Edwina Justus was the first Black Female train engineer for Union ...