Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1880-03-19

q CouOuCIOI WHO He SOC HIS OTUeTS ITOlH
and he said he didn't take orders from any
living man or dead ghost. And when
asked the engineer who he got his orders
from and he said he'd like to see anybody
give him orders, he'd run that train to
suit himself or he'd run it into the ditch.
Now you see, sir, I'm railroad man, and
don't care to run on road that has no
time, makes no connections, runs nowhere
and has no superintendent. 1t may be all
right, but I've railroaded too long to un-
derStand it,
''Did you try the Methodist?" said.
"NOw you're shouting" he said with
some enthusiasm. ''Nice road eh?" Fast
time AID plenty of passengers. Engines
carry power of steam, and don't you
forget it; steam gague shows hundred
and enough all TIE time. Lively road
when the conductor shouts ''all aboard"
you can hear him to the next station.
Every train lamp shines like headlight
Stop-over checks are given on through
tickets; passenger can drop off the train
as often as he pleaSeS do the station two
or three days and hop on the next revival
train that comes laundering along. Good,
Whole-soulcd companionable conductors
amt road in the country where the pas
SengerS feel more ut home, No passes
every passenger pays fun trafc rateo for
his ticket. Weslcyanhouse air brakes on
all trains, too; pretty safe road, but
din't ride over it yesterday.
"Maybe you went to the Congregation
al church," said.
Popular road" said the brakeman, "an
old road, too; one of the very oldest in
in the countrS. Good road bed and com
Portable cars. Well managed road. too
directors don't interfere with division
superintendent and train orders. Roads
mighty popular but it's pretty independ-
ant, too. See, didn't one of the division
Superintendents down east discontipu-rI
one of the oldest stations on this line two
or three years ago2 But it's mighty
pleasant road to travel on. Always has
such splendid class of passengers.
perhaps you tried the Baptist" /
guessed once more.
"Ah, hal said the breakman, "she's q
daisy, isn't she? River road; beautiful
curves; sweep around anything to keep
close to the river, but it's all steel rail and
rock BALLAST single track all the way and
not side track from the round house to
the terminus. Takes lelp Of water to run
it through; double tanks at every station
and there isn't an engine in the shops that
can pull pound or run mile with less
than two gauges. Bnt it runs through n
lovely country; these river roads ALWAYS
do; river on one side and hill on the 9TH
er, and it's steady cline up the grade
all the way till the run ends where the
tounta;nhcad of the river begins. Yes,
sir, III take the river road every time for
4 lovely trip, sure connections and good
time, and no prarie dust blowing in ut
the windows. And yesterday, when the
conductor came around for the tickets
with little basket punch, I didn't ask
him to pass me, but paid my fare like
little man-twcnty-hv cents for an hours
run and little concert by the passengers
thrown IN. tell you, Pilgrim, you take
the river road when you want"
But just here the long whistle from the
engine announced q station and the brake
man hurried to the door, shouting:
'Zionsvile! This train makes no stops
between here and Indianapolis