RAILROAD MEN View more: 1 2 3 4 5 "Most of the early railroad men were rough 'n' ready. Ready to work and ready to fight, and nine outta ten of'em ready to take a drink whenever they could get it." From the collected stories, captured on and transcribed from tape while photographer Simpson Kalisher lived with the men at their layover points in the railroad yard and/or a Railroad 'Y'.