A new exhibit at the New Mexico History Museum entitled Working on the Railroad pays tribute to the people who moved the rail industry throughout New Mexico. They came from all over and through back-breaking manual labor, they transformed the United States. Between the mid-1820s through the 20th century, the expansion of railroad lines throughout the country impacted millions of American lives. By the time women were granted the vote in 1920, nearly 100 years ago, one out of every 50 United Stat