Trips in the Life of a Locomotive Engineer

Trips in the Life of a Locomotive Engineer

LibriVox · Audiobook · 29 episodes

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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Episodes

Preface

Episode 0 · 2:04
Running in a Fog

Episode 1 · 8:53
A Close Shave

Episode 2 · 9:30
A Collision

Episode 3 · 7:44
Collision Extraordinary

Episode 4 · 5:45
Burning of the Henry Clay

Episode 5 · 8:28
The Conductor

Episode 6 · 6:44
Bravery of an Engineer

Episode 7 · 9:29
The Fireman

Episode 8 · 10:04
The Brakeman

Episode 9 · 9:12
A Dream in the "Caboose"

Episode 10 · 11:26
An Unmitigated Villain

Episode 11 · 7:55
A Proposed Race between Steam and Lightning

Episode 12 · 6:15
An Abrupt Call

Episode 13 · 3:49
The Good Luck of being Obstinate

Episode 14 · 6:50
Human Lives v. The Dollar

Episode 15 · 5:53
Forty-two Miles Per Hour

Episode 16 · 8:04
Used up at Last

Episode 17 · 4:43
A Victim of Low Wages

Episode 18 · 8:58
Coroners' Juries v. Railroad Men

Episode 19 · 7:27
Adventures of an Irish Railroad Man

Episode 20 · 7:58
A Bad Bridge

Episode 21 · 8:02
A Warning

Episode 22 · 7:21
Singular Accidents

Episode 23 · 4:47
Ludicrous Incidents

Episode 24 · 4:15
Explosions

Episode 25 · 5:02
How a Friend was Killed

Episode 26 · 10:49
An Unromantic Hero

Episode 27 · 5:36
The Duties of an Engineer

Episode 28 · 8:46