Trips in the Life of a Locomotive Engineer

Author: Henry Dawson

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Description Trips in the Life of a Locomotive Engineer

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)

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PrefaceRunning in a FogA Close ShaveA CollisionCollision ExtraordinaryBurning of the Henry ClayThe ConductorBravery of an EngineerThe FiremanThe BrakemanA Dream in the "Caboose"An Unmitigated VillainA Proposed Race between Steam and LightningAn Abrupt CallThe Good Luck of being ObstinateHuman Lives v. The DollarForty-two Miles Per HourUsed up at LastA Victim of Low WagesCoroners' Juries v. Railroad MenAdventures of an Irish Railroad ManA Bad BridgeA WarningSingular AccidentsLudicrous IncidentsExplosionsHow a Friend was KilledAn Unromantic HeroThe Duties of an Engineer

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