(Railyard engineer next to locomotive)

Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western Railroad Company
1913

Railyard engineers or "hostlers" move locomotives between tracks to keep the trains organized and on schedule. They also drive locomotives to and from maintenance shops and prepare them for the locomotive engineer.

Gelatin dry plate negative. L 20.5, W 26 cm
Steamtown National Historic Site, STEA 7469. B1541