. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . two passenger trainsthat tied up there ever night. Onenight I watched the train crew as theysidetracked their train. Then after theengine was cut off I went up alongsideof the coachei and commenced looking. I had noticed the brake cylinder as the train was being moved tothe siding, and to satisfy my curiosityf finally opened the bleeder valve of oneof the reservoirs. It havingconsiderable pressure in it I becamefrightened, and not waiting to closethe valve I ran for my li
. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . two passenger trainsthat tied up there ever night. Onenight I watched the train crew as theysidetracked their train. Then after theengine was cut off I went up alongsideof the coachei and commenced looking. I had noticed the brake cylinder as the train was being moved tothe siding, and to satisfy my curiosityf finally opened the bleeder valve of oneof the reservoirs. It havingconsiderable pressure in it I becamefrightened, and not waiting to closethe valve I ran for my life. Not know-ing what I had done I was worried thatnight, and never went to watch tliecrew put away their train again. as nuich now at the end of the 20years, having spent it on a railroad, Icertainly have spent a great deal moreduring these jears than I would havespent had I remained on the farm. Thismoney has not been foolishly spent, buthas served to do good in one way or an-other. The position of locomotive engineeris in all a good one. anil I would advisetlic right man not to hesitate further. INThRIOR OF CAB, COMl-OlND ItIR IllK A. T. & S. F. I finally became a locomotive firemanagainst the advice of the farmer forwhom I worked in Wayne Co., remember one day he told me if Iwould stay working for him at the endof 20 years I would have more of thisworld.* goods than I would have if Iwent rilroading. as he termed it. Idid not believe him at that time to beright, but I know now he was. Butthen there is this about it. H I have not than to make sure that he is the rightman. The right man is he who has agood common school education, goodhabits, is not inclined to want to layoff often. He must be of a strung con-stitution and have his mind fully madeup that he wishes to become .1 loco-motive engineer. Then when he beginshis training, he will enter into hisduties with a dcgrpe of satisfaction thatone must have to attain success. He i86 RAILWAY AND LOCOMOTIV
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