Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-12-24
THE BRAKEMEN
AT CHURCH.

The Burlington Hawkeye gets
of the following good thing on
THE Brakemen al Church.
On the rOaI once more. with
Lebanon fading away III tue dis.
tance, the fat passenger drumming
idly on tho window paue, the
cross passenger sound asleep, aud
tue tall, thin passenger readlug
the Shtuondoah herald. To me
comes The brakeman aud seating
himself on the arm OF the seal,
says;
Il went to church yesterday
'YrsP | said, with that interest
ed infection that asks for more
And what church did you attendf'
(Which 40 you guessY he asked.
Some union mission church,
I haZaIded.
No. he said, Il don't like to run
on these branch roads very much.
| don't often go to church, and
when do, l want to run on the
main liue, where Sourrun Is regular
and don't have TO wait on connec'
tons. l don't like to wait on q
bench. Good enough, butt don't
ike IT.
'EplscOpa > | guessed.
Limited express he said, 'aII
palace cars, and two dollars extra
for a seat, aud only stops at the
Gig stations. Nice line but toe
expensive for a brakeman. All
tralnmen in uniform, CONDUCTORS 5
punch and lantern silver plated
and no train boys allowed. Then
the passengers are allowed to tall
back to the conductor, and 1t
makes them too free and easy. No
| couldn't stand the palace cars
Rich road, through. Don't Otter
hear Ofa receiver being appointed
tor that line. Some mighty nice
people travel on it, too'
,UniversallstP | guessed.
Broad gauge said the brake
man does too much complimentary
business. Every body travels on
pass. Conductor doesn't get
fare ouce in fifty miles. Stops a
all flag stations, and won't ruI
INTO anything bat a union depot
No smoking car on The train
Train orders are rather vague
through, aud the tralnmen doh'
get along we'll with the passengers
| No, l don't 80 to the UniversaIlSt
though know some awful goo
| men who run on that road
'Presby yterianP asked.
Narrow guage, ehF sad thu
brakeman, pretty tracks straight d
rule, tunnel right through
mountain rather than 90 arOun'
liz, spirit level grade; passenger
have to show their tickets before
they get on the train. Might
strict road, but the cars are liltl
narrow; have to sit Que in d sea
aud no room in the Isle to dance
Then there ls no stop overs ticket
allowed; got to go straight throug
to the station you are ticketed fo
or you can't get on at all. Whel
the cars full, no extra coaches
cars are built at the shops TO hol
Just so many, and nobody els
allowed on. But your don't Otte
hear of aE accident Oh that roat
It's run right up TO the rules
Maybe you joined the Ffe
TbInkersP 1 said.
scrub road, said the brakeman
dirt roadbed and no ballast, Il
time card no train dispatcher. Al
trains run wild, and every eng
neer makes his own time, Just &
he pleases. Smoke il you want n
kind of 90 az you please road
Too many side tracks, and ever
switch wide open all the time, VII
tbe switchmeu sound asleep an
target lamp dead out. fet on
vou please and of when you wa
TO. Dou't have to show yo'
tickets, and the conductor isn't e
pected 10 do anything but
amuse the passengers. No, sir
was offered pass, but l don't III
the line. / don't like to travel
a road that has no terminus. L