Kate Shelley

Kate Shelley

Catherine Carroll Shelley (December 12, 1863 – January 21, 1912[1]) was a midwestern United States railroad heroine and the first woman in the United States to have a bridge named after her, the Kate Shelley High Bridge. She was also one of the few women to have a train named after her, the Kate Shelley 400.[2]

  1. ^ "About Kate Shelley".
  2. ^ Scribbins, Jim (2008) [1982]. The 400 Story. Minneapolis, Minnesota: University of Minnesota Press. ISBN 978-0-8166-5449-9.