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When Ramona Dockter was a senior in high school, her brother asked her what she wanted to be. She told him that she wanted to work on the railroad like her father, and she did.<\/p>\n

For several months, 18-year-old Dockter worked as a brakeman alongside engineers who helped her understand railroading, including Ray Schlosser, Franky Hoffman and Bill Stumpf. They encouraged her to become an engineer as well.<\/p>\n

“As Bill said, ‘Opportunity only knocks once,'” Dockter said. “So I decided yes.”<\/p>\n

Read more from The Bismarck Tribune<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ramona Dockter was a member of UTU Local 1344 (Mandan, N.D.) during her time as an engineer, before she left the industry. Franky Hoffman was also a member of Local 1344 before his retirement.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Ramona Dockter and National Legislative Director John Risch after Dockter’s induction into the Railroad Hall of Fame.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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