. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . ee. Sitting on the edge of the platform—the only seat that would fit George—wetalked over old times, the old boys andthe old road. We discussed the famousMingo wreck, also the one that put Ma-ginnis on crutches for a month and Wolfnearly out of business. The sun, a hugedazzling disk of gold, set in a billowy bankof clouds of bright copper color and blueand green. The whip-poor-will and themocking bird began to sing and call in thepine woods across the lake, and the dis-cordant bellow of the a
. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . ee. Sitting on the edge of the platform—the only seat that would fit George—wetalked over old times, the old boys andthe old road. We discussed the famousMingo wreck, also the one that put Ma-ginnis on crutches for a month and Wolfnearly out of business. The sun, a hugedazzling disk of gold, set in a billowy bankof clouds of bright copper color and blueand green. The whip-poor-will and themocking bird began to sing and call in thepine woods across the lake, and the dis-cordant bellow of the alligator came fromthe lagoon; but George and I talked on,unmindful of surroundings and time. October, 1901. RAILWAY AND LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERING 427 Finally the wreck train returned, report-ing the trestle repaired, and my train pre-pared to move on, four hours late. Ibade George good-bye, and thanked thefates for the accident to the trestle, and Well, its news to me if were holdinyou back; we give you all the steam wepet, and nobody can do any more thanthat. Oh. you give us steam enough, theres. TVrE OF ENGINE WHICH PULLED THE WEST COAST EXPRESS FROM CARLISLE TOEDINBURGH, JtTLY S, IQCI. forgot all about the terrors of Floridasummer travel. As I was about to step on the trainwhich was then moving out, I felt a tugat my coat sleeve, and, looking around,beheld the little cracker mail carrierlooking up appealingly. Say, Cap, hecoaxed, cant ye fix it with George ferme to see one o them hangins—the ex-press robber one? I dont care a hunkfor the ordinary shootin one. N. no dispute about that, but you give it tous when we dont want it, and cant usei; no way. The last three inches of ourtravel you dont push a pound—not in theright direction, and youre so afraid that open for business a little before you areon every stroke, and I dont believe thereis a single member of us anywhere that isever behind time. What have you got tosay against it? Ive got a good deal to say: For onething
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