{"id":635,"date":"2013-03-12T15:56:52","date_gmt":"2013-03-12T22:56:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kqed.org\/thisisus\/?p=635"},"modified":"2013-03-12T15:56:52","modified_gmt":"2013-03-12T22:56:52","slug":"melanie-clark-one-of-very-few-women-to-run-a-railroad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ww2.kqed.org\/thisisus\/2013\/03\/12\/melanie-clark-one-of-very-few-women-to-run-a-railroad\/","title":{"rendered":"Melani Clark, One of Very Few Women to Run a Railroad."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"This is Us : Melani Clark\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qAa0k_vrlYM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Melani Clark is the CEO of Roaring Camp Railroads in Felton, California. 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