Danger Signals. John A. Hill

Danger Signals - John A. Hill


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       John A. Hill, Jasper Ewing Brady

      Danger Signals

      Remarkable, Exciting and Unique Examples of the Bravery, Daring and Stoicism in the Midst of Danger of Train Dispatchers and Railroad Engineers

      Published by Good Press, 2019

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      EAN 4057664599919

       Part I

       Part II

       Illustrations

       Part I

       Part II

       DANGER SIGNALS.

       Part I.

       JIM WAINRIGHT'S KID

       AN ENGINEER'S CHRISTMAS STORY

       THE CLEAN MAN AND THE DIRTY ANGELS

       A PEG-LEGGED ROMANCE

       MY LADY OF THE EYES

       SOME FREAKS OF FATE

       MORMON JOE, THE ROBBER

       A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S TRIP

       THE POLAR ZONE

       DANGER SIGNALS.

       Part II.

       CHAPTER I

       LEARNING THE BUSINESS—MY FIRST OFFICE

       CHAPTER II

       AN ENCOUNTER WITH TRAIN ROBBERS

       CHAPTER III

       IN A WRECK

       CHAPTER IV

       A WOMAN OPERATOR WHO SAVED A TRAIN

       CHAPTER V

       A NIGHT OFFICE IN TEXAS—A STUTTERING DESPATCHER

       CHAPTER VI

       BLUE FIELD, ARIZONA, AND AN INDIAN SCRIMMAGE

       CHAPTER VII

       TAKING A WHIRL AT COMMERCIAL WORK—MY FIRST ATTEMPT—THE GALVESTON FIRE

       CHAPTER VIII

       SENDING A MESSAGE PERFORCE—RECOGNIZING AN OLD FRIEND BY HIS STUFF

       CHAPTER IX

       BILL BRADLEY, GAMBLER AND GENTLEMAN

       CHAPTER X

       THE DEATH OF JIM CARTWRIGHT—CHASED OFF A WIRE BY A WOMAN

       CHAPTER XI

       WITNESSING A MARRIAGE BY WIRE—BEATING A POOL ROOM—SPARRING AT RANGE

       CHAPTER XII

       HOW A SMART OPERATOR WAS SQUELCHED—THE GALVESTON FLOOD

       CHAPTER XIII

       SENDING MY FIRST ORDER

       CHAPTER XIV

       RUNNING TRAINS BY TELEGRAPH—HOW IT IS DONE

       CHAPTER XV

       AN OLD DESPATCHER'S MISTAKE—MY FIRST TRICK

       CHAPTER XVI

       A GENERAL STRIKE—A LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEER FOR A DAY

       CHAPTER XVII

       CHIEF DESPATCHER—AN INSPECTION TOUR—BIG


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