The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-08-20
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You would be surprised ~ the num-
Der ~ young engineers who are On the
mountain roads. For one thing a man
does not last there as be- does On less
picturesque. more prOsaic run. n islfes
youth and strength and courage ~ q
rare order - stand n an Tie compa-
niles are The most appreciatiye in The
world. f0r they realize bow Lard II o. 10
get n good man. aud they treat good
man night royalty. But even this does
not attract n surplus u the right sort
'"Tbe principal dangers are in the
heavy grades and iu the sharp curves.
though landslldes ore far from un-
known. one must know bis train and
bis road Ike book 70 get through
with DIS life On the Marshall pass for
Instance. whore you seem 10 plunge
headloug down The mighty bin. A rock
on the track. broken wheel. a runa.
way car or a failure u the brakes 10
work would end iu a smash up that
would siarile the whole country. The
bin might Boz a glare of ice or frost. II
might be wet ~ snowy. and II you So
The airbrakc TOO hard ~ as 70 start the
wheels 10 sliding down The hlil you 60
Ike gigantic iOboggan. with death
and destruction nt the end of the ride
7 be management Of the nirbrake and
knowing where the curves nud danger
ous places arc d. the greatest part ~ an
engineers education in the mountains.
For my own part. knowing tie dan
gers hs DO. I feel nervous after riding
100 miles over tie widest parts Of the
roads even ag a passenger. I rode
through the Royal gorge on the engine
few weeks ago and was glad when
the ride was over. II makes a fellow
feel tfcmbly like 10 think what might
be-, though the worst rarely happens.
such D. the care taken 50 equipment
and In getting the brst men that the
mountain roads have a. small proper
ton of losses as the dead level roads Of
the plains But II takes man or nerve
10 pilot a train through some Of the
wilder regions
"a freight train Is the worst. In that
n Is much heavier than n passenger
and Is expected 20 make almost the
same time. An The heavy stock trains
going east, - 10 30 cnrs. make passeu-
ger schedule 4 freight Is go loosely
coupled as Co hc very uumanngcablc al
! critical points The stock trains are the
terror Of the engine drivers ana all the
| iralnmcu
"a fellow isn't necessarily n coward
when ho throws % his lob as engineer
/ over the mountain roads after sccing
| what the dangers are. Not one pnsscu
/ ger in 10000 would assume the same
danger. The position calls for absolute
| ly steady nerve. aud one who feels that
! ho ls likely 10 get ratified BIS dangerous
10 himself. 10 the company and 10 an
/ who ride behind him a man must
think ana act like lightning in the face
Of so many dangers that hc must be
sure OF bis ability 20 stand the strain.
No one stays any great number OF
years. II is beyond ones power 90 DO
80 and be safe. 4 man may be brave
and willing and all that, but these are
not enough lie must be sure aud proof
against stampede. Such man is worul
everything 10 the companies. and they
treat him like "A prince. Butte Inter
Mountain.
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