Kate Shelley

Kate Shelley

Catherine "Kate" Shelley (September 25, 1865 – January 12, 1912) was a midwestern United States railroad heroine, and the first woman in the United States to have a bridge named for her. She was also one of the few women to ever have a train named after her, the Kate Shelley 400.

Read more about Kate Shelley:  Background, The Story, The Aftermath, Later in Life, Legacy

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