Rail Transportation
Description
Meet three women who have embarked on successful careers in railway transportation. This program profiles Brenda Cox, a yard foreman who loads and organizes rail cars for train assembly; Rebecca Mann, a technical officer who tests the structural and mechanical limits of rail cars; and France Robert, an electronics systems technician who performs safety tests on passenger trains. Remarks from co-workers and supervisors provide additional layers to the descriptions of each job.
Runtime
24 min
Series
Subjects
- Logistics (25)
- Women (809)
- Transportation (93)
- Physical distribution of goods (7)
- Women-owned business enterprises (57)
- Businesswomen (85)
Genre
Date of Publication
[2007], c2006
Database
Films on Demand
Direct Link
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