EPISODE · Sep 4, 2026 · 14 MIN
The Last Gandy Dancer: Singing the Rails Into Alignment
from Forgotten Jobs
Before machines straightened America's railroad tracks, gandy dancers performed a dangerous ballet of muscle and timing, swinging their tools to work songs that kept entire crews moving as one. We uncover the life of these forgotten laborers whose rhythmic chants became the blues, and follow the story of one of the last gandy dancers to work the Southern Pacific line in 1965.
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