M. Shanahan: It's a man who worked on laying tracks on sections of the railroad. They worked in section gangs. I couldn't find a definition for you but here's some links: _http://railways-atlas.tapor.ualberta.ca/cocoon/atlas/Excerpts-5-2-4/_ (http://railways-atlas.tapor.ualberta.ca/cocoon/atlas/Excerpts-5-2-4/) The Section Man - poem _http://www.jstor.org/pss/1063203_ (http://www.jstor.org/pss/1063203) and Servant. Workmen's Compensation Act. Injuries "Arising out of" Employment. Death by Lightning, © 1919 _Virginia Law Review_ (http://www.jstor.org/action/showPublisher?publisherCode=vlr) . _http://www.kandimuseum.com/Brochure.pdf_ (http://www.kandimuseum.com/Brochure.pdf) Gandy Dancer: Section man- he would fix sections of the track only during the summer in-groups of about 50-100 men. _http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~sponholz/railroad.html_ (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~sponholz/railroad.html) Railroad jobs and records. Hope this helps. Toiresa