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Trips in the Life of a Locomotive Engineer

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Henry Dawson has written several vignettes of railroad men from the days of steam locomotives. His goal is to show the reader that they are not just rough men, but are also brave and heroic men through descriptions of divers dangers encountered on the tracks. (Summary adapted from the Preface) (3 hr 31 min)

Chapters

Preface

2:04

Read by mleigh

Running in a Fog

8:53

Read by Rita Boutros

A Close Shave

9:30

Read by Rita Boutros

A Collision

7:44

Read by Availle

Collision Extraordinary

5:45

Read by Alan Mapstone

Burning of the Henry Clay

8:28

Read by E.M. Allen

The Conductor

6:44

Read by E.M. Allen

Bravery of an Engineer

9:29

Read by Rita Boutros

The Fireman

10:04

Read by Rita Boutros

The Brakeman

9:12

Read by Rita Boutros

A Dream in the "Caboose"

11:26

Read by Rita Boutros

An Unmitigated Villain

7:55

Read by E.M. Allen

A Proposed Race between Steam and Lightning

6:15

Read by Alan Mapstone

An Abrupt Call

3:49

Read by E.M. Allen

The Good Luck of being Obstinate

6:50

Read by Availle

Human Lives v. The Dollar

5:53

Read by bmitchell062003

Forty-two Miles Per Hour

8:04

Read by Margaret Lange

Used up at Last

4:43

Read by Margaret Lange

A Victim of Low Wages

8:58

Read by Availle

Coroners' Juries v. Railroad Men

7:27

Read by Brent T. Nasworthy

Adventures of an Irish Railroad Man

7:58

Read by E.M. Allen

A Bad Bridge

8:02

Read by mleigh

A Warning

7:21

Read by E.M. Allen

Singular Accidents

4:47

Read by Phil Schempf

Ludicrous Incidents

4:15

Read by Alan Mapstone

Explosions

5:02

Read by Phil Schempf

How a Friend was Killed

10:49

Read by Yaelin Lee

An Unromantic Hero

5:36

Read by Phil Schempf

The Duties of an Engineer

8:46

Read by E.M. Allen