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Saturday, May 06, 2017

How old did you have to be to work on the railroad, 1860-1900?

From: "P. Roethel" proethel21@gmail.com

How old did you have to be to work on the railroad, 1860-1900?

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  1. From: "John Snyder" johnsnyder@btconnect.com

    Others may have more precise information, but I suspect that call boys and runners were probably in their early teens or possibly younger. Your question is a bit imprecise as there were a lot of different jobs on the
    railroad. ...

    —John Snyder, Proprietor, Shady Grove Farm

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  2. From: "Kyle Wyatt" kylekwyatt@gmail.com

    Also, child labor laws did not exist, so lots of kids worked - even under 10 years old – depending on the job.

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