Hey Y’all;
Have some February related railway medical history;
https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fheec
"HERZOG, SOFIE DALIA (1846–1925). Sofie Dalia Herzog, pioneer physician and first woman to serve as head surgeon for a major American railroad, was born in Vienna, Austria, on February 4, 1846.
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In the early 1900s, when railroads were proliferating in Texas, the St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railway began laying track in South Texas. The job was hazardous, and workers suffered frequent accidents and illnesses. Dr. Sofie was often called to construction sites to tend injured or ill men. She was willing to use any transportation available-train engines, boxcars, handcars-to outlying areas at any time of night or day. She became well known to officials of the railroad, and when the job of chief surgeon opened up, they readily endorsed her application. But when eastern officials of the railroad realized a woman had been appointed to the post, they asked her to resign. She refused, telling them that if she failed to give satisfaction, they could fire her, adding that she asked “no odds” because of her sex. She remained a highly valued employee of the railroad until her resignation a few months before her death.
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And, a bit less connected to February but connected to the railroad doctor theme,
http://railwaysurgery.org/HistoryLong.htm
The Train Doctors# A Detailed History of Railway Surgeons
by Robert S. Gillespie, MD, MPH
©2006
… Railway surgeons, nearly forgotten today, once formed the nucleus of a vast and innovative health care network. These two fictional vignettes illustrate some of the remarkable improvements in medical care the railway surgeons developed. This relatively small but dedicated group of doctors made substantial advances in treatment, prevention, safety and hygiene, creating an intricate system that served as a model for many modern medical plans.
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