Union Pacific
Edwina Justus, the first black woman to become a train engineer in the 1970s
Edwina Justus was the first Black female locomotive engineer at Union Pacific Railroad, one of the largest and oldest railway companies in the United States. Her achievement was a significant milestone for her and the transportation industry as a whole. When she was first hired in the 1970s as a Traction Motion Clerk, her dream…
