Category: Railroad Hostlers


A Railroad Hostler is a railroad engineer who drives various types of locomotives to servicing stations within the Roundhouse complex or shop.

A roundhouse is used as a location to service locomotives or other railroad rolling stock. Think of a roundhouse as a "garage for locomotives."

See also: Category: Roundhouse Operators and Category:Railroad_Engineers

Person Profiles (5)

26 Nov 1904 Pruitt, VanZandt, Texas - 29 Jan 2003

06 May 1873 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 23 Mar 1938

28 Jul 1874 Moorefield, Hardy County, West Virginia, USA - 15 Jul 1935

10 Mar 1890 Soudan, St. Louis, Minnesota, United States - 13 Apr 1988

22 Nov 1890 Hiawatha, Brown, Kansas, United States - 25 Aug 1964