History

Learn about the history of railway surgery.

The Train Doctors: A Brief History of Railway Surgery: A brief overview of railway surgeons and the railroad healthcare system.

A Detailed History of Railway Surgery: More detail and references for those interested in more depth.

Railway Surgeons and Vision/Hearing Testing: Railway surgeons’ pioneering activities in promoting workplace safety through testing.

Army Hospital Trains: Military doctors also used medical trains, creating sophisticated rolling hospital units to care for thousands of injured soldiers during wartime.