The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-09-28
Anxiety

The tender holds 10 tons Of coal and
5000 gallons Of water This is suih-
cient supply of coal and water to make
one trip of four hours.
The locomotive is equipped with it's
own electric Lighting plant, which
operates exclusive Of that used TO H.
illuminate the train. A small dynamo
furnishes enough power to run the
powerful arc lamp used as the head
light and dozen Other incandcsccnts
in the engine cab itself.
Another all important part of the
great engine is the air pump. This,
too, is opcaatcd by steam from the
boiler, and supplies the air for that
all important part Of modern trans
portation-thc airbrake.
The Atlantic type Of engine differs
from other locomotives in that the
engineer is provided with place above
the fireman, where he is away frorl
the heat of the furnace, although that
of being next to the boiler is nearly as
great The engineers compartment
is foot and half wide and about
four feet in length. At one end is a
long window, which is closed when
the wind is too strong, and wider,
sliding window is built into the side.
The sill in this is covered with stuffed
leather, and stool similarly uphol-
stored is attached to the side. 1t is
hanging out Of this window, with his
hand 10 easy reach of the throttle and
the airbrake that the engineer spends
most of his trip, anxiously peering in
to the brilliant light ahead of him, his
eye ever on the rail to see that the
way is clear.
The greatest speed attained by any
limited trains that run into Chicago
on regular schedule is 20 miles an
hour, over a mile minute. This
pace is kept up for distance Of 80
miles, and is made by one of the limit
ed trains that run between Chicago
aud Minneapolis, begin ming at Auro-
ra.
This speed, of course, is terrific; an
engineer could not keep it up during
his entire run. Four hours on an en-.
gine under the present system is quite
wearing enough. The constant fear
that something will happen while 60
ing at this pace causes the iutense
strain on the man in whose hand rest
so many lives. The danger Of another
train ahead, Of thrown switch, q
bowlder on the track, or even o man,
10 constantly before him.
The engineer on such trains is high
er paid than those who run the small.
er locomotives. The great strain and
constant peril to his life are the cause
of this. Engineers are Paid so much
mile for each trip, and their pay
cards at the end Of month run from
$3.50 to 5000. They pull their train
into the town at the end of their run
one day and pull another back the day
following, each trip averaging fou,
hours. Each man retains his own en-
gine. and most Of the engineers have
been in the charge of the monster
since it came into possession Of the
road. Thus they como to know their
giant servant as thoroughly and love
it as sincerely % If it were not an in.
animate object. An engineer scele
queerly out Of place ON o strange en-.
gine.
The vioissitudee Of on engineer g
life are well told in the language OF
one Of the engineers who pulls limit.
ed train..on one Of the Chicago. Mime
apolia linee.
"When get of my locomotive Of.
ter rum" he said, II am as worn
out and exhausted as though, I had
put in 10. hours at hard manual labor.
The intense strain and constant worry
in that CAB is nerve wrecking, and it
often takes me couple Of hours to
get settled down enough to go to sleep
when / retire. Keepipg a constant