. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . won : cite coal burning type. When the slideswould be opened, out would go the red hotcoals onto the ties, and so long as anypart of them remained to ignite, up wouldgo the flames for a distance of 60 ofthem, to not only furnish a bonfire for thenumerous kids who were there to pick thecinders, but also to throw light on thempitching into each other with the dukes forincrnaching on each others preserves. Every little while, if he had time, Dee-gan would run in the work train and loadup the ash
. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . won : cite coal burning type. When the slideswould be opened, out would go the red hotcoals onto the ties, and so long as anypart of them remained to ignite, up wouldgo the flames for a distance of 60 ofthem, to not only furnish a bonfire for thenumerous kids who were there to pick thecinders, but also to throw light on thempitching into each other with the dukes forincrnaching on each others preserves. Every little while, if he had time, Dee-gan would run in the work train and loadup the ashes that Kelly had thrown along-side the track. At such times of ashesloading Deegan claimed to be sole lordr;nd master of the right to the road. Thewater tub being on the turntable end ofit, all the shifting engines and extras hadto abide his sweet pleasure to move, andlet them get water, for there he wouldremain until the ashes were loaded, indefiance of yard master to get him outof the way, his only excuse being, I have30 min. here, and Ill see you dangcilbefore Ill let thim =:it down idle until. .\I1I,1CAXTS rOR UMrXOYMENT (_1N THii NKW YUKlv SUliWAY — INTBRBOROUGH RAPID TRANSIT CO. Courtesy of tlie N. Y. Globe. The track leading to the turntable,known the the wheel track, from whereit left the main track to the table, was3,2$ feet long. Lpon it all the fires of allthe engines were cleaned or dumped roasting on to Georgia pine ties; then,when the cinders cooled suflSciently forshoveling, Jim Kelly, the manipulator ofthe shovel, gathered them up and threwthem just as far from the wheel track asa dont-give-a-damn fling of his arms sentthem, and none too far at best. The pit,as it was called, was a fit companion forthe table, which dated back to the day thatNoah launched the ark. Many and manya time prayers were said by the unfor-tunates revolving it, light or loaded, butthey were left handed ones, as they prayedwith their heads bent down upon theirbreasts, and keeping
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