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AND THERE ARE SOME, OF COURSE, RIGHT HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY. EDWINA JUSTICE WAS THE FIRST BLACK FEMALE TRAIN ENGINEER FOR UNION PACIFIC, AND SHE HOPES TO INSPIRE FUTURE GENERATIONS OF BLACK WOMEN.

HONOR CHANGEMAKERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. AND TODAY WE INTRODUCE YOU TO THE FIRST BLACK FEMALE TRAIN ENGINEER FOR UNION PACIFIC. AS QUANECIA FRASER TELLS US, SHE HOPES TO INSPIRE FUTURE GENERATIONS ...

Edwina Justus was the first Black Female train engineer for Union Pacific. She started at Union Pacific Headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1973. Just a few years later, she found herself working ...