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Trips in the Life of a Locomotive Engineer

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Trips in the Life of a Locomotive Engineer

Henry Dawson

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)

Year of Publication: 1860Genres: Transportation , Memoirs
Running Time: 03 hours 31 minutes 49 seconds
#Chapter Name
1
The Nights
Preface
mleigh
2:04
2
The Nights
Running in a Fog
Rita Boutros
8:53
3
The Nights
A Close Shave
Rita Boutros
9:30
4
The Nights
A Collision
Availle
7:44
5
The Nights
Collision Extraordinary
Alan Mapstone
5:45
6
The Nights
Burning of the Henry Clay
E.M. Allen
8:28
7
The Nights
The Conductor
E.M. Allen
6:44
8
The Nights
Bravery of an Engineer
Rita Boutros
9:29
9
The Nights
The Fireman
Rita Boutros
10:04
10
The Nights
The Brakeman
Rita Boutros
9:12
11
The Nights
A Dream in the "Caboose"
Rita Boutros
11:26
12
The Nights
An Unmitigated Villain
E.M. Allen
7:55
13
The Nights
A Proposed Race between Steam and Lightning
Alan Mapstone
6:15
14
The Nights
An Abrupt Call
E.M. Allen
3:49
15
The Nights
The Good Luck of being Obstinate
Availle
6:50
16
The Nights
Human Lives v. The Dollar
bmitchell062003
5:53
17
The Nights
Forty-two Miles Per Hour
Margaret Lange
8:04
18
The Nights
Used up at Last
Margaret Lange
4:43
19
The Nights
A Victim of Low Wages
Availle
8:58
20
The Nights
Coroners' Juries v. Railroad Men
Brent T. Nasworthy
7:27
21
The Nights
Adventures of an Irish Railroad Man
E.M. Allen
7:58
22
The Nights
A Bad Bridge
mleigh
8:02
23
The Nights
A Warning
E.M. Allen
7:21
24
The Nights
Singular Accidents
Phil Schempf
4:47
25
The Nights
Ludicrous Incidents
Alan Mapstone
4:15
26
The Nights
Explosions
Phil Schempf
5:02
27
The Nights
How a Friend was Killed
Yaelin Lee
10:49
28
The Nights
An Unromantic Hero
Phil Schempf
5:36
29
The Nights
The Duties of an Engineer
E.M. Allen
8:46

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